The ultra-secretary, far from endangered, seems increasingly present, it is these people who think above all without knowing anything, never shut up, correct us, have suggestions for any subject, want to fix the world and underestimate the real experts in a certain field.
It’s funny to see how rich our language is and the terms we have to define these behaviors we encounter so often. Ultra-crepidanism certainly seems like a complicated word. However, it is surprising to know that it has been around for a long time and is used almost all over the world.
- In English ultra-crepidarianism.
- In French ultra-crepidanism.
- In Bosnia ultrakrepidarianizam?We all name this profile with an almost obsessive tendency to give opinions and advice on areas we don’t always know or control.
- Of course.
- We all have the right to have an opinion on any matter.
Despite this, can we do so with humility and understanding that we have not mastered all of life’s problems? About us. Thus, it is interesting to know that the behavior of the ultracrepidaria is a subject of great interest in the field of psychology. Let’s see more data below.
“We always have the best opinion on things we don’t know. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz?”
If you give your opinion on the images of the dark side of the moon provided by the Chinese probe Chang?E-4, the ultra-secretary will try to comment on Carl Sagan himself. Also, if he gives an opinion on politics, they will take the podium and give a speech by Winston Churchill. If you talk about football, economics or quantum physics, they’ll always want to show you what they know.
Ultra-modern women are fundamentally characterized by a very basic principle: the less they know, the more they think they know about something. This relationship responds to what in psychology is called the Dunning-Kruger effect.
Sometimes the behavior of the ultracrepidiary may seem anecdotal. For example, the story of McArthur Wheeler, a man who robbed a bank in Pittsburgh in 1990, is very famous. When the authorities arrested him, he was very surprised: he didn’t understand how they could see him.
He claimed to have applied lemon juice to his face and body to become invisible. Although young Wheeler suffered from a psychological disorder, the vehemence with which he defended the relationship between lemon juice and invisibility caught the attention of the experts.
However, in addition to these specific cases, there is something to be clarified, ultrasecrete addicts are able to cause many problems, having a parent, boss or neighbor obsessed with boycotting our skills, disqualifying us and observing each other can lead to great psychological problems. Exhaustion.
We know that ideally it is not to fall into your provocations. However, if we are forced to keep them on a daily basis, we must take other, more drastic measures to contain their effects. Make it clear that your behavior is harmful and offensive is a strategy. Another, even more striking, is certainly maintaining an adequate distance from this type of profile.