NLP

VI.Four Stages of Learning
A model about how we learn.
Learning can be said to take place in four stages:
I Unconscious incompetence
Blissful ignorance
Confidence exceeds ability, we are not knowledgeable/skilful
We don't know we don't know.
II Conscious incompetence
We discover a skill we wish to learn - driving a car, riding a bike
Confidence drops as we realise our ability is limited
We need to practise to learn. Often this means not succeeding at first.
This is learning; unfortunately, in our culture it is often labelled 'failure'. We feel uncomfortable.
We know what we don't know.
III Conscious competence
We acquire the skill. We have become consciously competent. Our conscious mind can only cope with a small number of new bits of information at any one time.
Our confidence increases with our ability, we have to concentrate on what we know/do
Can do if know how to.
IV Unconscious competence
Lastly, we blend the skills together and they become habits - we can then do them while our mind is on other things.
We have reached the stage of unconscious competence.
Our confidence and ability have peaked, we no longer have to concentrate on what we know/do; this is the start of the next learning curve
We can do, but don't necessarily know how we do.
In different areas of our life we will be at different stages on different learning curves.