"I don't need training I know how to ride a bike"
Says bloke
This is a common reaction from people, (mainly men) when it is
suggested that they get some cycle training. It has always been a
struggle to explain to people how they would benefit (and I suspect
were it not for wishing to become an instructor many cycle trainers would have
said the same thing)
"a cognitive bias wherein unskilled individuals suffer from illusory
superiority, mistakenly assessing their ability to be much higher than
is accurate. This bias is attributed to a metacognitive inability of
the unskilled to recognize their ineptitude"
Unconscious incompetence
The individual does not understand or know how to do
something and does not necessarily recognize the deficit. They may
deny the usefulness of the skill. The individual must recognize their
own incompetence, and the value of the new skill, before moving on to
the next stage.[2] The length of time an individual spends in this
stage depends on the strength of the stimulus to learn.[3]
Conscious incompetence
Though the individual does not understand or know how to do
something, he or she does recognize the deficit, as well as the value
of a new skill in addressing the deficit. The making of mistakes can
be integral to the learning process at this stage.[4]
Conscious competence
The individual understands or knows how to do something.
However, demonstrating the skill or knowledge requires concentration.
It may be broken down into steps, and there is heavy conscious
involvement in executing the new skill.[3]
Unconscious competence
The individual has had so much practice with a skill that it
has become "second nature" and can be performed easily. As a result,
the skill can be performed while executing another task. The
individual may be able to teach it to others, depending upon how and
when it was learned.
(Enlightened competence -Teacher)
The person has not only mastered the physical skill to a highly
efficient and accurate level which does not anymore require of him
conscious, deliberate and careful execution of the skill but instead
done instinctively and reflexively, requiring minimum efforts with
maximum quality output, and is able to understand the very dynamics
and explanation of his own physical skills. In other words, he
comprehends fully and accurately the what, when, how and why of his
own skill and possibly those of others on the same skill he has. In
addition to this, he is able to transcend and reflect on the physical
skill itself and be able to improve on how it is acquired and learned
at even greater efficiency with lower energy investment. Having fully
understood all necessary steps and components of the skill to be
learned and the manner how they are dynamically integrated to produce
the desired level of overall competence, he is thereby able to teach
the skill to others in a manner that is effective and expedient."
So have you considered cycle training?
If not, why not?
"I don't need training I know how to ride a bike"
Says bloke
This is a common reaction from people, (mainly men) when it is
suggested that they get some cycle training. It has always been a
struggle to explain to people how they would benefit (and I suspect
were it not for wishing to become an instructor many cycle trainers would have
said the same thing)
This response may be explained by the Dunning Kruger effect (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect )
"a cognitive bias wherein unskilled individuals suffer from illusory
superiority, mistakenly assessing their ability to be much higher than
is accurate. This bias is attributed to a metacognitive inability of
the unskilled to recognize their ineptitude"
Which links to the 4 (actually 5) stages of competence:
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_stages_of_competence)
Unconscious incompetence
The individual does not understand or know how to do
something and does not necessarily recognize the deficit. They may
deny the usefulness of the skill. The individual must recognize their
own incompetence, and the value of the new skill, before moving on to
the next stage.[2] The length of time an individual spends in this
stage depends on the strength of the stimulus to learn.[3]
Conscious incompetence
Though the individual does not understand or know how to do
something, he or she does recognize the deficit, as well as the value
of a new skill in addressing the deficit. The making of mistakes can
be integral to the learning process at this stage.[4]
Conscious competence
The individual understands or knows how to do something.
However, demonstrating the skill or knowledge requires concentration.
It may be broken down into steps, and there is heavy conscious
involvement in executing the new skill.[3]
Unconscious competence
The individual has had so much practice with a skill that it
has become "second nature" and can be performed easily. As a result,
the skill can be performed while executing another task. The
individual may be able to teach it to others, depending upon how and
when it was learned.
(Enlightened competence -Teacher)
The person has not only mastered the physical skill to a highly
efficient and accurate level which does not anymore require of him
conscious, deliberate and careful execution of the skill but instead
done instinctively and reflexively, requiring minimum efforts with
maximum quality output, and is able to understand the very dynamics
and explanation of his own physical skills. In other words, he
comprehends fully and accurately the what, when, how and why of his
own skill and possibly those of others on the same skill he has. In
addition to this, he is able to transcend and reflect on the physical
skill itself and be able to improve on how it is acquired and learned
at even greater efficiency with lower energy investment. Having fully
understood all necessary steps and components of the skill to be
learned and the manner how they are dynamically integrated to produce
the desired level of overall competence, he is thereby able to teach
the skill to others in a manner that is effective and expedient."
So have you considered cycle training?
If not, why not?