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The Dunning-Kruger Effect | When Incompetence Breeds Overconfidence

February 23, 2026 cialu Life

The Dunning-Kruger effect describes a cognitive bias where people with low ability in a domain overestimate their competence, while experts often underestimate theirs. This phenomenon, identified by psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger in 1999, reveals how lack of skill impairs self-awareness. Rooted in a real-world blunder, it highlights the dangers of unchecked self-perception in everyday life, work, and society.[…]

Daniel Goleman. Psychologist, Writer, and Journalist Who Redefined the Role of Emotions in Human Success

October 1, 2025 cialu Life

Few figures in contemporary psychology have managed to bridge the worlds of academia, popular science, business, and public discourse as effectively as Daniel Goleman. A psychologist, science writer, and long-standing journalist for The New York Times, Goleman became a household name in 1995 with the publication of Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ. This book challenged dominant[…]