The Four Stages of Competence

A pattern in skill building

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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.


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