{"id":7396,"date":"2026-02-21T17:38:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T01:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theswillbucket.com\/?p=7396"},"modified":"2026-02-21T17:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T01:42:14","slug":"why-stupid-people-think-theyre-smart-the-dunning-kruger-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/theswillbucket.com\/?p=7396","title":{"rendered":"Why Stupid People Think They&#8217;re Smart &#8211; The Dunning-Kruger Effect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It ain&#8217;t what you don&#8217;t know that gets you in to trouble. 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