https://38a8db03.aww-3cz.pages.dev/tags/expertise/ Recent content in Expertise on Aaron's Worthless Words Hugo en Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 https://38a8db03.aww-3cz.pages.dev/posts/2011/04/the-four-stages-of-expertise-in-your-mind/ Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 https://38a8db03.aww-3cz.pages.dev/posts/2011/04/the-four-stages-of-expertise-in-your-mind/ <p>If you&rsquo;ve worked in any particular area for some significant amount of time, you have probably noticed that how much you think you know about a subject has changed over time.  This is nothing earth-shattering, and we&rsquo;ve all had this realization over the course of our lives; it&rsquo;s come up a lot lately in the course of my career, so I thought I&rsquo;d share.</p> <p>When you learn a new topic, your actual knowledge levels starts at a low point and gradually works its way up until you&rsquo;re an expert (if you&rsquo;ve lasted that long).  You start with nothing and learn more and more until you get bored and stop.  If you evaluate how much you know at intervals during the process, you&rsquo;ll see that your self-assessment is more of wave than the straight(er) line of actual knowledge.</p>