Creating despite fear
Ways to Beat the Reverse Dunning-Kruger effect
Don’t let avoidance coping take away your creative voice.
Rejection Hurts
Think of those poor tone-deaf screeching people on American Idol who threw tantrums when they were eliminated from the contest. They were certain they were the next Freddy Mercury or Whitney Houston — their mommas told them so. In post-performance interviews, it was clear that they honestly believed that they were the best of the best and that those stupid judges must have been corrupt or high. But later, if they had any self-awareness, the truth hit them upside the head.
They suffered from the well-known Dunning-Kruger effect when it came to singing.
This isn’t about singing.
And I have the reverse of the Dunning-Kruger effect.
I’ve seen it written that the opposite of Dunning-Kruger is imposter syndrome. While the comparison may have some truth, imposter syndrome doesn’t exactly fit my situation. Maybe a very mild case of PTSD as a result of getting my ass thoroughly and repeatedly kicked by my own deluded unjustifiable confidence is closer for me?
I don’t ever want to experience such a rude awakening again.
