Have you ever noticed that the deeper you go into a subject, the less confident you sometimes feel?
In this episode of Authenticity Lab, Dr. Kelsey Miles explores a surprising pattern that shows up in highly intelligent and thoughtful people.
The more knowledgeable you become about a topic, the more aware you also become of what you don’t know. At the same time, your standards rise. When those two things happen together, confidence can dip.
That dip in confidence doesn’t mean something is wrong with you.
It means you’re leveling up.
This pattern is related to something psychologists call the Dunning–Kruger effect, where beginners can feel very confident while people with deeper knowledge become more aware of complexity.
Through stories from the classroom and from her journey as a musician and scientist, Kelsey shares why this experience is common among curious minds and how to move through it by thinking like a scientist and creating like an artist.
If you’ve ever struggled with confidence while learning something new, this episode will change how you see it.
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Be bold. Be curious. Be you.
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