I can point out things I'm clearly above average at, and things I'm clearly below average at. I can also point out areas where I have no idea, like driving.
If I start assuming I'm below average as a baseline, when I wasn't assuming I was above average as a baseline, I'm pretty sure that will make me less accurate.
Thinking about things as just practice is good advice but I don't see how it has any connection at all to whether my skill level is above or below average.
I totally agree. The different and sometimes complex ways people are good at some things and bad at others is a reality that actually exists.
The idea of playing mind games in order to act less self-important seems... kind of self-important. The context of it being sold as a new idea in a blog with the person's name at the top in capital letters doesn't help that perception. I think Socrates might have the jump on this guy's routine by a few years.
I can point out things I'm clearly above average at, and things I'm clearly below average at. I can also point out areas where I have no idea, like driving.
If I start assuming I'm below average as a baseline, when I wasn't assuming I was above average as a baseline, I'm pretty sure that will make me less accurate.
Thinking about things as just practice is good advice but I don't see how it has any connection at all to whether my skill level is above or below average.