Intellectual Humility

The cluster focuses on recognizing and admitting ignorance, emphasizing phrases like 'you don't know what you don't know,' the Dunning-Kruger effect, and the value of humility over overconfidence in knowledge, particularly in professional contexts.

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OR HN TBH I.e THINK RSA know don know don know don know don don know knowledge ignorance confidence ignorant humble know things

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password4321 Jun 29, 2024 View on HN

Yes, countering "you don't know what you don't know"

cratermoon Aug 9, 2025 View on HN

You don't know what you don't know. See also "Dunning-Kruger"

zeroxfe Jan 22, 2020 View on HN

It's okay for knowledgeable people to not know things.

sharpn May 22, 2009 View on HN

"4.Pretending you know what you're doing is almost the same as knowing" - no, it's not. And such hubris can prevent knowledge discovery (besides the loss of reputation).

shadowgovt Jun 23, 2023 View on HN

People don't know what they don't know.

menacingly Oct 27, 2023 View on HN

It's shocking how many people in our line of work aren't comfortable admitting they don't know something, so you're already on your way to a better-than-average understanding if you keep reading

Philpax Jun 9, 2025 View on HN

One should not be proud of their ignorance.

There's no shame in not knowing everything

estebank Dec 13, 2022 View on HN

TBH, a little knowledge is worse than no knowledge. Fewer chances to overestimate your own understanding in the later case.

Vosporos Sep 15, 2025 View on HN

It's okay not to know things