“Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One’s Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments” FACT: Most people see themselves as more skilled than they actually are. That’s a HUGE problem because it stops you from actually getting to the top of your game. We brought in David Dunning, co-author of this powerful study, to help you overcome this self-defeating mindset and ramp to REAL badass levels.