We can never really know how others see us. But with some awareness and the right tools, we can get pretty darn close. Today’s episode; Self Perception!

To have total self-perception we would literally have to see ourselves, and experience ourselves, through other people’s brains. Unfortunately that’s impossible until we’re living in a Sci-Fi future. In the meantime, Joe and Todd will discuss techniques to become more self-perceptive. We’ll look into studies that have arisen over the years about how people perceive themselves. And we’ll share stories of inept criminals, self-deceiving romantics, and mirrors that can reveal your true self (or at least your un-reversed self…)

We’ll also talk about the bank heist that inspired the Dunning Kruger Effect. A heist involving a very confused, very un-perceptive man, who covered his face in lemon juice and squinted his way through a series of major felonies.

History Links:

http://awesci.com/the-astonishingly-funny-story-of-mr-mcarthur-wheeler/

https://medium.com/@littlebrown/i-wore-the-juice-the-dunning-kruger-effect-f8ac3299eb1

https://www.propublica.org/article/dr-death-christopher-duntsch-a-surgeon-so-bad-it-was-criminal

http://psychwatch.blogspot.com/2007/09/richard-feynman-gets-psychiatric-exam.html

Science Links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y50i1bI2uN4

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/200505/metaperceptions-how-do-you-see-yourself

https://qz.com/992127/studies-find-high-achievers-underestimate-their-talents-while-underachievers-overestimate-theirs/

https://hbr.org/2018/01/what-self-awareness-really-is-and-how-to-cultivate-it

https://hbr.org/2018/10/working-with-people-who-arent-self-aware

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/03/you-dont-know-yourself-as-well-as-you-think-you-do/554612/

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2010-25587-001

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-reversing_mirror

https://repeller.com/true-mirror/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/you-are-less-beautiful-than-you-think