Thread by @The_Coach_A

Everyone needs to understand the Dunning-Kruger Effect because it affects ALL of us.

Let me be the 1st to admit I've been to "Mount Stupid" on multiple occasions...

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When we 1st learn something, we ride this quick high: "Look at me; I'm a genius!"

This tends to happen when we are young or learning something new, & we completely misjudge our own competency

The image calls this the "Peak of 'Mount Stupid.'"

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Life has a funny way of humbling even the most confident (or arrogant) of us all.

From the "peak," we meet either a major loss or someone much smarter than us & we collapse:

"Bro, I'm an idiot."

But this is where a person can make or break it...

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From the "Valley of Despair," we have two choices:

1) Stay anchored to our original knowledge & never grow

2) Take the "L" as a learning tool & not a loss

One side is positive, and the other stunts your growth

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From the "valley," if you chose to dig in, look inwards, & learn, you understand that overnight success is a farce

It is like the lottery; a statistical anomaly

The best growth is steady & sustainable

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There is no such thing as "fake it 'til you make it" or "I'll just CEO this thing 'til I catch up."

Frauds always get caught

Once you hit "rock bottom" in that "Valley of Despair," it is life telling you to step outside your box...

GROW!

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I say all of this because we all go through cycles in life

The Dunning-Kruger Effect can also be cyclical

True growth never stops & we all face setbacks

Only constant is change...

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In the end, we have to look in the mirror & remind ourselves that we can't possibly know everything

That is the only way we keep ourselves away from "Mount Stupid."

If you feel like something is too good to be true, it is

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Everyone fails, and empires collapse...

The only way to work through any of this is to have a positive mental attitude & a growth mindset

Be willing to give help, not just receive it

Listen instead of talk...

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I say all this to remind the young coaches that you have a long way to go, & to the older coaches, it is ok to ask for help

I have been to "Mount Stupid" & have fallen off (multiple times)

As I told my players, let me make the big mistakes:

Learn from me

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All I ask is to learn & never lose

So whether you are riding high on the hog or feel lost & looking for answers

We are all going through the cycle, just at different phases

So be kind, humbled, & always open to listening to others...

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