There are those that don't know, and don't know that they don't know. They evaluate themselves the highest.
There are those that know, and don't know that they don't know. They evaluate themselves a bit better than those before.
There are those that know, and know that they don't know. They evaluate themselves worst than those before them. This is the d-k valley, imposter syndrome, confidence issues.
There are those that know, and know that they know. They are much better at evaluating themselves than those before them. They have experience to know what they know, and what they dont know, and they still continue to underrate themselves vs the first bunch, but they are more accurate and closer to the truth.
There are those that don't know, and don't know that they don't know. They evaluate themselves the highest.
There are those that know, and don't know that they don't know. They evaluate themselves a bit better than those before.
There are those that know, and know that they don't know. They evaluate themselves worst than those before them. This is the d-k valley, imposter syndrome, confidence issues.
There are those that know, and know that they know. They are much better at evaluating themselves than those before them. They have experience to know what they know, and what they dont know, and they still continue to underrate themselves vs the first bunch, but they are more accurate and closer to the truth.
Anyway thats how I always understood d-k.