Afraid of Mount Stupid?

You have probably heard of the concept of Mount Stupid. Discovering this concept in Adam Grant ′s book "Think Again" led to an enlightening moment for me. Take a look at this diagram: ?

I'll give you a quote from the book: “It’s when the progress from novice to amateur that we become overconfident. A bit of knowledge can be a dangerous thing. In too many domains of our lives, we never gain enough expertise to question our opinions or discover what we don’t know. We have just enough information to feel self-assured about making pronouncements and passing judgement, failing to realize that we’ve climbed to the top of Mount Stupid without making it over to the other side.”

And now the crucial ingredient to move forward. And now the crucial ingredient to move forward. Tim Urban says: “What we lacked is a crucial nutrient for the mind: humility. The antidote to getting stuck on Mount Stupid is taking a regular dose of it. While humility is a permeable filter that absorbs life experience, and converts it into knowledge and wisdom, arrogance is a rubber shield that life experience simply bounces off of.”

Reflecting on this, don't we all wish for more humility at times? I certainly do.

Sort of a silver lining. The next time you feel like you're rolling down a mountain, remember, it might just be another slope of Mount Stupid, but you're really heading for the summit of Mount Competence! ???