[quote=walterwhite]i didn’t make clear but in the article the writer says she had no idea how to do the requested task. she knew she didn’t know how to do it, but she didn’t know she’d be able to figure out how to do it, which in a way is like not knowing you don’t know how to do something. But I suppose the costs of showing “weakness” exceed the possible perception of unfoidence if you are truthful, so the rational direction is to live ina general state of denial of your limits, always proclaim ability and proceed with throttle wfo.[/quote]

One important difference, Scaredy: “…she knew she didn’t know how to do it…”
A true anosognosic wouldn’t know that.

However, the practice you mention is one I have come upon frequently in the workplace. The trait, in itself, can and does create serious problems in a work situation. But it also has undesirable consequences. People tend to instill their own deleterious qualities in their co-workers, i.e., people who fake it think everybody else is faking it.