Confidence vs. Ability
Confidence can often mislead experts into believing they possess superior judgment, even as their actual predictive abilities stagnate or decline. This phenomenon is highlighted by research showing that experienced professionals, from judges to admissions officers, may become overconfident without improving their skills. The insights from Kahneman's work reveal how cognitive biases can distort our perception of competence, particularly in high-stakes environments.In this clip
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How does Daniel Kahneman suggest handling intuition, financial forecasting, forecasting one's ability and capacity, and assessing the viability of our own personal assessments in the episode Daniel Kahneman | The Knowledge Project #68 and the clip Biases in Predictions? How does he suggest we handle examples in which we obviously failed or completely over-estimated our ability?
How does Daniel Kahneman suggest handling intuition, financial forecasting, forecasting one's ability and capacity, and assessing the viability of our own personal assessments in the episode Daniel Kahneman || A Remarkable Life, Fast and Slow and the clip Biases in Predictions? How does he suggest we handle examples in which we obviously failed or completely over-estimated our ability?