traynor said:
For anyone actually interested in learning professional level blackjack, it is imperative to be able to objectively evaluate his or her own skills. Unfortunately, this is no small task. Psychologists argue that "self-assessment" is the least effective way to evaluate skills, because of self-serving biases.
There is a really interesting article on the topic available online from the APA (American Psychological Association), called, "Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments."
Link below:
(Dead link: http://www.apa.org/journals/features/psp7761121.pdf)
Good Luck
There is a really interesting article on the topic available online from the APA (American Psychological Association), called, "Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments."
Link below:
(Dead link: http://www.apa.org/journals/features/psp7761121.pdf)
Good Luck