Every professional has a specific topic or area of expertise they excel in.
Writers: Working on a long novel or composing a collection of short stories can define an author’s preferences and subsequently shape their style.
Musicians have varied interests in both instrumental and vocal music. Some are quite strong in one area.
Sound engineers. When they work with sound, some pay attention to the onset of a sound, some to its duration, and still others to its tail (sustain).
And everyone goes through 5 levels of competence. Developing in their own direction.
Level 1 — Interested (You have absolutely no idea what your future new skill will be, but you really want to learn it)
Level 2 — Theorist (You already know what to do and how to do it, you have some competence, but you haven’t even started applying what you’ve learned, or you’re mostly focused on theory and a little practice)
Level 3 — Practitioner (You already know how to do what you’ve been studying and practicing for so long, but you lack consistency and consistency)
Level 4 — Specialist (You do it without thinking, automatically, without emotion or effort)
Level 5 — Master (You understand that you really don’t know much and that your learning has only just begun)
Interested – I don’t know yet and can’t do it (ignorance)
Theorist – I know (knowledge)
Practitioner – I can do it (skill)
Specialist – I know and can do it (skills)
Master – I no longer know and can’t do it (knowledge) ignorance)
EXAMPLE:
Electrician
Interested – I wonder how the electrical system in a car works
Theoretician – Now I know the complete circuit diagram and can find the cause of the breakdown
Practical – I can fix the problem without in-depth knowledge
Specialist – I know the circuit diagram and the causes of breakdowns very well, and can fix it without difficulty
Master – I can explain verbally, using metaphors, what’s broken and how to fix it
I deliberately chose a topic I don’t understand. But, I ask you, read my posts as fiction (the meaning between the lines), and not as operating instructions (do it only this way).
When you realize what level you’re at, you can analyze and understand that each level contains several sublevels, which are also divided into smaller stages of development. You pass them by completely without noticing.
But that’s another topic.
What level are you at? How did you realize this?
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