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Today's blog post was originally published six years ago:
The 4 Levels of Competence
In his book "Promptings" Kody Bateman talks about being a Level 4 Card Sender, but what does that mean?
There are 4 Levels of Competence:
1. Unconscious Incompetence: You don't know that you don't know
2. Conscious Incompetence: You know that you don't know
3. Conscious Competence: You know that you know
4. Unconscious Competence: You don't know that you know
So for Kody being a Level 4 Card Sender means that he doesn't have to think about sending cards, he just does it. He also talks about being a Level 4 at tying shoes (bunny ear method, but only a Level 3 at the "standard" method).
For shoe tying it's fairly easy to see the levels:
1. You're really young and have no awareness of your shoes being tied.
2. You know somebody is tying your shoes for you.
3. You learn to tie your own shoes, but it takes intense concentration.
4. You can tie your shoes without thinking about it.
When I was a Level 3 at shoe tying, I figured out a way to be able to wear my favorite cowboy shirt every day…I would only tie my shoes if I got to wear my shirt. However, my shirt ended up in the garbage and I still had to tie my shoes every day.
To find out more, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_stages_of_competence
Look at all the things you do in your life and decide what level you are and then decide if that's the level you want to be at.
The Johari Window
Loosely related to the 4 Levels of Competence is the Johari Window, but instead of measuring skills it measures characteristics. Again there are conscious and unconscious attributes but they refer to self and others.
You pick 5-6 adjectives from a list that you feel best describe you and you get others to do the same for themselves as well as for you.
To find out more, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johari_window
Here is an online example that I've started for myself. You can go and pick the 5-6 words that you think best describe me. http://kevan.org/jh/ricktompkins
I was thinking about my Johari window recently...I'm glad to see that it's still there. Feel free to add to it.
Interesting days
January will be Veganuary Month, Hobby Month, Get A Balanced Life Month, Clean Up Your Computer Month, Get Organized Month, Creativity Month, Celebration Of Life Month, Brainteaser Month, Oatmeal Month, Be Kind To Food Servers Month, Hot Tea Month, Soup Month and Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Tomorrow - New Year's Day, Ring a Bell Day, Copyright Law Day, Euro Day, Commitment Day, Polar Bear Swim Day, Bloody Mary Day and Z Day
Month long celebrations:
Nov 26 - Dec 31: A Blue Christmas
Next Thursday - Tempura Day, Bobblehead Day, Harlem Globetrotter’s Day, I’m Not Going To Take It Anymore Day and Old Rock Day
