ReadGlobe · Ego & self-perception
The blind spots we hold about ourselves — competence, control and how we appear.
The Dunning–Kruger effect is the tendency for people with low competence in a domain to overestimate their ability —…
Cognitive bias · updated 29 May 2026
The overconfidence effect is the gap between how accurate people think their judgements are and how accurate they…
Cognitive bias · updated 29 May 2026
Self-serving bias is the tendency to take credit for successes but blame failures on outside forces. A win proves your…
Cognitive bias · updated 29 May 2026
Illusory superiority is the tendency to overestimate your qualities relative to others — to rate yourself above…
Cognitive bias · updated 29 May 2026
The bias blind spot is the tendency to recognise cognitive biases in other people while failing to see them in…
Cognitive bias · updated 29 May 2026
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