> This is the time perhaps to drag out a bit of research
> I came across a few years ago. Someone investigated
> how people estimated their competency on the job. It
> was discovered that the one group (this across all
> age, gender, racial, etc. lines) who did not
> systematically overestimate their own competence were
> those who suffered from depression.
>
> :-)
"... but the glance / of melancoly is a fearful gift. / What is it but the telescope of truth / which brings life near in utter nakedness / making the cold reality too real?" -- Byron, dangerous depressive (?)