The Four Stages of Competence
A pattern in skill building
Im not aware that I've made the wrong choice/action. (Unconciously Incompetent)
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Im aware only afterwards that I've made the wrong choice. (Consciously Incompetent)
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Im aware before the moment so that I can make the right choice. (Consciously Competent)
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Im so practiced (perhaps by routine) that making the right choice just happens. (Unconciously Competent)
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Got that skill figured out? Now we start over with a new one. 🐥
Portia Nelson wrote about this in her poem Autobiography in Five Short Chapters.
References
Why I like personal OKRs
A mix of play and structure
For myself, this always takes the shape of the four stages of compentence.