It's called the Dunning-Kruger Effect. Read up:

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Apr 27, 2017
11:30:16am

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect

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canofpicante

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So not to sound arrogant, but I kind of consider myself a little bit of a

Baron

4/26/17 8:32am

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JimmyZ

4/26/17 8:40am

Too weak. I don't think that really can convey my vast knowledge. That sounds

Baron

4/26/17 8:43am

Jack of all trades. Good at everything, great at nothing.

indocoug

4/26/17 8:52am

I am looking for something that sounds better than that. I have a wide range of

Baron

4/26/17 8:55am

Polymath, but that may actually be more arrogant

Diepkloof

4/26/17 9:03am

I need something more blue collar than that. There has to be something that

Baron

4/26/17 9:06am

Polyhumanities

Diepkloof

4/26/17 9:07am

That sounds made up. I want a legitimate word people have used. Something that

Baron

4/26/17 9:08am

For example, I want to simplify saying "I know a little about a lot of things"

Baron

4/26/17 9:12am

IKALAALOT -just start using it, it will catch on. "I'm Pres cause IKALAALOT" -DT

sevenIDcougs

4/26/17 9:17am

Ah yes, Trump doesn't use made up words *wink wink*

Diepkloof

4/26/17 9:18am

Good point, but ITBAEIKIAWAMTWIDMWWLWOKALAALOS is a mouthful.

sevenIDcougs

4/26/17 9:31am

Maybe...Uh...IDK.... Baron?????

ugo1st

4/26/17 9:36am

That describes me...but I'm better so I prefer "King of All Trades."

ByuMba90

4/26/17 9:01am

More of a Late Middle Ages man myself

Diepkloof

4/26/17 8:43am

See. You could just use feeble. I have nothing to say that doesn't bad.

Baron

4/26/17 8:46am

I had a coworker call himself that once to me. I told him he needed

UNLVcougar

4/26/17 8:43am

Exactly. But there has to be good way to handle it.

Baron

4/26/17 8:44am

It's more than a little bit of everything. Think of the type of people the term

liitlt

4/26/17 9:02am

how about-

franklyvulgar

4/26/17 9:07am

Very true, but I want something that sounds good not bad.

Baron

4/26/17 9:09am

My google search brought up these--most of them sound toolish.

tribUTE

4/26/17 9:11am

Yep. Maybe I just need a noun that is not so much a name.

Baron

4/26/17 9:12am

why do you need a term to describe this?

coltonbyu

4/26/17 9:18am

More like when talking about topics that you are passionate about. I want to

Baron

4/26/17 9:24am

i dont know man....

coltonbyu

4/26/17 9:27am

It often doesn't come up unless you know a lot of things. So most people don't

Baron

4/26/17 10:17am

Is anybody else here silently praying that this guy is not a legit BYU fan?

coltonbyu

4/26/17 10:38am

True Blue fan. And BYU disagrees with your assessment at least they

Baron

4/26/17 10:48am

Tool says what?

yfootball

4/26/17 10:52am

I don't know. You should ask yourself.

Baron

4/26/17 10:58am

RE: I don't know. You should ask yourself.

yfootball

4/26/17 11:02am

I think there is a term -- Rhymes with Mezza

SpecialT

4/26/17 10:23am

How about "man"?

ByuMba90

4/26/17 9:22am

Cliff Claven is the term you are looking for.

kotacoug

4/26/17 9:23am

Yes, Cliff is the word. Do you work for the Post Office?

FatElvis

4/26/17 10:01am

IMO, you usually would be better off trying to add a bit of humility to any word

SweetBabyG

4/26/17 9:28am

You have an eclectic mix of interests

Diepkloof

4/26/17 9:33am

When someone calls themselves renaissance man, I picture them looking like

byusuvu

4/26/17 9:47am

Just call yourself a tool.

yfootball

4/26/17 10:01am

#1 characteristic of a tool: utter lack of self-awareness.

Machiavelli

4/26/17 11:58am

This reminds me of a plaque that my Bishop had behind his desk back in my youth.

Dixie's Red Rocks

4/26/17 10:22am

Does not knowing what a renaissance man is preclude me from being one?

MaxxPower

4/26/17 11:08am

Have you found the knowledge of grammar yet?

chazen

4/26/17 11:54am

In what situation do you feel it's necessary to tell someone

Machiavelli

4/26/17 11:56am

This is a bizarre post that I'm not sure is real. My experience has been that if

YouPuntYouDye

4/26/17 3:39pm

Knowing a little about anything is superficial. I would

BringYourUltimate

4/26/17 6:35pm

Talking about your skills is appreciated during job interviews, TV interviews...

ditch

4/26/17 8:51pm

So you're a little bit of Ken Jennings mixed with Chuck Norris?

BluebloodOR

4/26/17 11:46pm

It's called the Dunning-Kruger Effect. Read up:

canofpicante

4/27/17 11:30am

Hahaha, this is the best. For those of you too lazy to click the link:

Machiavelli

4/27/17 1:59pm

Basically, means you're so incompetant that you can't recognize incompetence.

canofpicante

4/28/17 12:04pm

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