The “Realization, Suck, Advance” Progression
Many skills go through a familiar progression:1) Poor Performance2) The Point of Realization3) The “Sucking” Phase4) The Advancement Phase I went through this with TDD, then with a switch from management to leadership, more recently with learning to ski down hill in control on cross-country skis. 1) Poor Performance – Some things you just cannot do, or you have a lack of recognition about. The end result is that performance is poor. 2) The Point Realization – this is when you realize what you are supposed to be doing and the “a-ha” moment occurs. It feels good to now know what you need to do, but usually we are not practiced at it and still continue to fail for a […]
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