Austin Kocher, PhD 🌎 on Nostr: What many people call "doing my own research" suffers from both the Dunning-Kruger ...
What many people call "doing my own research" suffers from both the Dunning-Kruger effect (competence misjudgments) and confirmation bias.
Real research is driven by genuine curiosity, seeking out data that disproves your own thesis, and rejecting dogmatism.
Do real research.
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