When one begins by expressing lack of competence in a given field, it usually implies that a flat opinion in that field will follow almost immediately

Voy gülümsedi. "İşte bu fena. Ne zaman birisi belirli bir alanda tam bilgi sahibi olmadığını belirterek konuya girse, arkasından o konuda çok açık bir biçimde fikrini belirtecek demektir.

One of the chief features of incompetence was an inability to see it in oneself.

Voy gülümsedi. "İşte bu fena. Ne zaman birisi belirli bir alanda tam bilgi sahibi olmadığını belirterek konuya girse, arkasından o konuda çok açık bir biçimde fikrini belirtecek demektir."

It is also true that the less competent a person is in a given domain, the more he will tend to overestimate his abilities. This often produces an ugly marriage of confidence and ignorance that is very difficult to correct for.

Occupational incompetence is everywhere. Have you noticed it? Probably we all have noticed it.

The more conceited members of the race think in terms of an endless ascent — or promotion ad infinitum. I would point out that, sooner or later, man must reach his level of life-incompetence.

Чем более некомпетентен человек, тем меньше он осознает свою некомпетентность. Чем больше он знает, тем правильнее оценивает свои способности и, следовательно, сильнее в них сомневается до тех пор, пока на практике не убедится, что действительно ими обладает

Incompetence annoys me. Overconfidence terrifies me.

Develop 'strategic incompetence' - people won't ask you to do things you hate to do, if you're bad at them.

Sometimes you have one of those days that just shows how incompetent you are... Moral of the day: RTFM.

People who are “unconsciously incompetent” don’t know they’re incompetent — they know so little about the subject that they can’t fully appreciate how little they know. That’s why every barber and taxi driver you meet is an expert on the economy and international politics.

Develop "strategic incompetence" - people won't ask you to do things you hate to do, if you're bad at them.

To me, a great ineptitude exists on the part of those who would have it that God made the universe more in proportion to the small capacity of their reason than to His immense, His infinite, power.