Relating to the “Perception of Progress” bit at the end. I can confirm for a handful of physical skills I practice there can be a big disconnect between Perception of Progress and Progress from a given session. Sometimes this looks like working on a piece of sleight of hand, it feeling weird and awkward, and the next day suddenly I’m a lot better at it, much more than I was at any point in the previous days practice.
I’ve got a hazy memory of a breakdancer blogging about how a particular shade of “no progress fumbling” can be a signal that a certain about of “unlearning” is happening, though I can’t find the source to vet it.
New post: some musings on deliberate practice
Thanks! I just read through a few of your most recent posts and found them all real useful.
Cool! I’d be glad to hear more. I don’t have much of a sense of which thing I write are useful or how.
Relating to the “Perception of Progress” bit at the end. I can confirm for a handful of physical skills I practice there can be a big disconnect between Perception of Progress and Progress from a given session. Sometimes this looks like working on a piece of sleight of hand, it feeling weird and awkward, and the next day suddenly I’m a lot better at it, much more than I was at any point in the previous days practice.
I’ve got a hazy memory of a breakdancer blogging about how a particular shade of “no progress fumbling” can be a signal that a certain about of “unlearning” is happening, though I can’t find the source to vet it.