Math Academy pulled me out of the Valley of Despair

How Math Academy pulled me out of the Valley of Despair 28 Feb, 2025 When it comes to learning a new skill such as how to drive a car, playing a sport, or an academic discipline, there is a unique relationship between a person’s confidence and their level of competence at different points of the journey. A popular depiction of this relationship is the Dunning-Kruger effect. The Dunning-Kruger effect is the cognitive bias that leads you or me to overestimate our abilities too early on the learning journey. There are five stages of the Dunning-Kruger Effect: Knowing nothing Mount Stupid The Valley of Despair Slope of Enlightenment Plateau of Sustainability. Stage one: Knowing nothing At the beginning of this stage you have no prerequisite knowledge on the area of study or skill. When you begin learning, the initial progress seems fast and smooth. While building fundamental knowledge and experiencing early meetings with success, you grow confident in your abilities. As a child, I ... Read full article.