Interesting post JD! I think a lot of people live in Unconscious Incompetence and remain blissfully there. It's comfortable, why not? But (on the concerning side) in their minds they may consider themselves at Mastery, which can lead them to believe that they actually are masters when they really are clueless to the reality of being a Master. It is only when they are forced to move from Ignorance to Awareness from some externally imposed event that they start to realize how little they actually understand. At that point, folks decide to go back to where they were, get guidance from others closer to Mastery (i.e., consultants), and/or take on the challenge and move to more formal Learning (like many of my adult college students). When I found myself in this situation a while back I decided to go back to school to get a second Masters Degree in Business (MBA). After 10+ years of active work experience I had come to realize that I didn't know as much about business, finance, accounting, strategy and management as thought I did. 30 years later, I now consider myself on a path of "lifelong learning" and continually shift between Mastery in some areas, Ignorance in others, and Awareness when I discover something from exposure to others, like you and others on @Substack. I may write a future post that springs from your post. Great food for thought. Thanks. Ed
Awesome article JB. Learning at an unconscious level is key. Action is an unconscious function. When you can skip straight to unconscious learning, rapid change is possible.
Wisdom that is worth sharing.
Thank you.
Interesting post JD! I think a lot of people live in Unconscious Incompetence and remain blissfully there. It's comfortable, why not? But (on the concerning side) in their minds they may consider themselves at Mastery, which can lead them to believe that they actually are masters when they really are clueless to the reality of being a Master. It is only when they are forced to move from Ignorance to Awareness from some externally imposed event that they start to realize how little they actually understand. At that point, folks decide to go back to where they were, get guidance from others closer to Mastery (i.e., consultants), and/or take on the challenge and move to more formal Learning (like many of my adult college students). When I found myself in this situation a while back I decided to go back to school to get a second Masters Degree in Business (MBA). After 10+ years of active work experience I had come to realize that I didn't know as much about business, finance, accounting, strategy and management as thought I did. 30 years later, I now consider myself on a path of "lifelong learning" and continually shift between Mastery in some areas, Ignorance in others, and Awareness when I discover something from exposure to others, like you and others on @Substack. I may write a future post that springs from your post. Great food for thought. Thanks. Ed
Thank you so much Ed. I will start reading your post too. I like your insights here and agree fully.
Thanks JD! It should be fun to see where we go!
Awesome article JB. Learning at an unconscious level is key. Action is an unconscious function. When you can skip straight to unconscious learning, rapid change is possible.
You got it!