When striving to be “unconscious” serves you
shift the primary role from the conscious to the unconscious without blissing out and losing the precision the conscious can provide.
Josh Waitzkin • The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance
Lucas Kohorst and added
The person who has access to his unconscious processes and mines them without getting mired in them can try new approaches, can begin to see things in new ways, and, perhaps, can achieve mastery of his pursuits.
David Brooks • This Will Make You Smarter
The most effective way to learn is by tuning in to the subtleties of your internal experience during the vicissitudes of daily life. This is especially true when you feel reactive, frustrated, or triggered by something or someone, as these are usually the moments when there is the most to sense, track, and feel.
Jonny Miller • The Art and Science of Interoception
Stuart Evans and added
Well, there are ultimately four stages to learning any new skill or habit. 1.Unconscious incompetence—when you’re doing something wrong and you don’t know you’re doing it wrong 2.Conscious incompetence—when you’re doing something wrong and you know you’re doing it wrong 3.Conscious competence—when you’re doing something right but you have to consci
... See moreShawn Stevenson • Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to A Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success: A Longevity Book
what are some of the path to mastery’s instructions? • Talk to yourself instead of listening to yourself. • Ask the question, “What is one thing I can do to make the situation better?” rather than, “why is this happening to me?” • Live by principles rather than feelings.