Does this make me feel better or worse?

I was reading a blog post by Derek Sivers (a recommended source of general good ideas and musical thoughts) and he had a really interesting blog post titled "I assume I'm below average". It was very interesting and enlightening. It basically explained (or at least began to explain) why there are some among us with crazy out of control egos. And, it also explains why sometimes I find myself at each end of the spectrum - either feeling very competent or the opposite.

Basically, due to the "Dunning-Kruger Effect", people who are less competent at something fail to see that they are incompetent because they simply don't know enough about what they are doing to understand that what they are doing is incompetent work. Or, perhaps they simply don't possess the aptitude at all to understand their own context in the area that they are working. (I think the Wikipedia article explains it better - so, best go back up and click the link!)

Hope this makes your day a little better... it certainly gave me something to think about!!