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Audio: How We Initially Overestimate, Later Underestimate Our Abilities (Scientific American) Archives

July 28, 2010 by Doug Cook

Ever bought or taken on something new, only to drop it because you were sure you couldn’t master it? Research shows you may get the hang of it later than you may have expected – but sooner than you think.

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