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Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – George Bernard Shaw

03 Wednesday Nov 2021

Posted by Dave Gardner in Wisdom Wednesday

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5 Quotes, Contemplate, George Bernard Shaw, Interesting, Learn, Playwright, wisdom

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

George Bernard Shaw

We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

George Bernard Shaw

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

George Bernard Shaw

There is no sincerer love than the love of food.

George Bernard Shaw

Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.

George Bernard Shaw

Here’s a wikipedia link for those of you who are interested in learning more about this Irish Playwrignt. Wikipedia Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw

Daily Ramblings – Daily Quote – George Bernard Shaw – Making Mistakes

03 Friday Nov 2017

Posted by Dave Gardner in Quotes

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George Bernard Shaw, Making Mistakes, The phases of learning

Today’s quote:

“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” – George Bernard Shaw

Those of us that make mistakes are delving into areas that we are unaccustomed to. This is the very nature of “stretching” ourselves to achieve something. These “somethings” are the goals we set for ourselves. It doesn’t matter what goals you set for yourself, they are yours. Making mistakes is a natural part of growth.

Here’s something I learned in the Army. When learning something new, we first crawl. This crawling is reading about the thing we are attempting to learn. We learn all of the parts of a task required to perform it and we begin walking ourselves through these steps. This is the place we called unconscious incompetence. We don’t know what we don’t know.

The next phase is the walking phase. At this point, we have a pretty good grasp of a task and are moving through the performance of it at a quicker pace. We are still making mistakes, but we now are at the point where we know what we don’t know or what is called conscious incompetence.

The walking phase is followed by the running phase. This is the phase where we can perform the task but still need to give some thought to it while we are performing the task. This is the area called conscious competence.

The final phase of learning is the sprint phase or unconscious competence. We are now at the point of mastery where we are so proficient in a task that we can achieve a “flow”. The task is completed without thinking. It is automatic. This is the final phase of task acquisition known as unconscious competence. We own this task and it has become part of our toolbox.

Keep each of these phases in mind when you are attempting to learn something new. Plan on making mistakes. This is a natural part of the learning process and is required if we are to gain from the achievement of learning or taking on a new project in our lives.

That’s it for today folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Daily Quote

01 Monday May 2017

Posted by Dave Gardner in Quotes

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“The liar’s punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.” – George Bernard Shaw

“I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.” – George Bernard Shaw

“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.” – George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw is the author of today’s quotes. The first relates to personal character. We all tend to criticize others who reflect the truth of who we are. Whenever I hear someone knock someone else or criticize what someone else does, I automatically begin looking for that same thing in the person who is launching the criticism. This truism rarely misses its mark. Try this out sometime. If you are truly aware of yourself, try this anytime you criticize someone. You’ll be amazed at what you discover.

The second quote is plain funny, but there is wisdom here as well. Think about arguing with someone who enjoys arguing for arguing sake. I think this is what George was referring to when he wrote this quote.

The third quote is particularly appropriate in light of today’s “fake” news. I’ve never been a big news reader, partly because it is always biased and overblown to get ratings (regardless of the political camp). Instead, I read a lot of books. They are more entertaining, insightful, and I always learn a great deal. If I do look at the news, it is normally the news links on my iPhone or Google News when I’m on my computer. That takes about 5 minutes 😊.

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