The Dunning–Kruger effect

To be honest, when I rate myself at something I generally tell people I'm worse than what I actually think I am.
Reason: I'd rather them be impressed than let down when they actually see what I can do.So I see this fitting into the effect in the way I would report my performance.
But I don't see this fitting into the effect since it's not accurate as to how "I rate myself."Is this sort of idea taken into account anywhere along the line?I suppose if someone really, importantly (and I believed them) asked for my true-thoughts about how I rate myself... I would tell them. But I don't know if that would be high or low (probably still low... as this affect indicates).Just sayin'.Edited by Stile, : Removed "I don't care" part because it seems to be incorrect