SOMETHING ABOUT OLD ROOTS BEING MORE ENTRENCHED

Back when i was little, perhaps 8 or 9 years old, my dad one day sat me down casually and taught me something. This may seem like a cliche and a rather overused lesson today, but back in those days (the 80s!!!! oh dear.) to a lower primary student the following was actually quite mind blowing.

He explained to me that there are 4 stages of competency:
1. Unconscious Incompetency
2. Conscious Incompetency
3. Conscious Competency
4. Unconscious Competency
Naturally, he also described in simple terms to me what each stage meant, and how people should strive to progress from stage 1 to stage 4. Being an oddly mature child, I actually understood the lesson he was imparting to me, and it left me in awe. I couldn't wait to get right down to it, and it sort of became my mantra for many years - whether in the foreground of my thoughts and lingering in the background as a steering force.

As I reflect on it this day in my life, I understand now the goodness it has done for me. The idea of School may now seem rather juvenile to us 'young adults' (for want of better term), but my childhood mantra trained me to manage education relatively smoothly. It never seemed too difficult, which is largely accrued to a natural tendency for competency.

I suppose it's the same for work right now, running the large projects can be terribly intimidating. To manage to stay afloat, it's all about keywords of Efficiency, Competency, Planning and Schedules etc etc. People who know these things about me are probably those who have schooled and worked with me. blahblahblah.

I'm starting to run out of time... hafta go. but thanks for listening :)