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Hmm. Good question. One important skill for developing any kind of skill or knowledge is to be extremely self-critical about what you can and cannot do (or know). I got a double dose of this in my college days in terms of music lessons, and in my writing. But many people never develop this... ask anybody who frequents amateur music or theater groups, and they'll tell you about folks who are rotten performers but they think they're fabulous because they never developed the ability to look at what's wrong with what they're doing--and if you can't see what's wrong you can't fix it. I think a lot of "stupidity" results from people who don't consider that a) they may not know everything they need to know or b) there may be a better way to do something.
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