The path to being skilled might need a hefty dose of 'careful battle plans', especially for people who lack a certain intuitive ability to figure this out by trying.
I can't speak for everyone, but looking at my progress in this area, it wasn't enough to just take risks and understanding the basics. They were crucial elements, I do agree with you on that, but trying to not be methodical did not help. I needed both, and still do. I have lists for even very simple interactions that really should be 'natural' by now. It took me more than a decade to realize and accept that this is the only thing that works for me.
It's a bit like a tone-deaf person learning a musical instrument. Through immense effort and 'fine-grained, mechanical learning' they might actually get pretty good, but they're still tone-deaf, and might never become as 'fluent' as others. If you're that type of person, the approach you describe can be frustrating and relatively ineffective.
That said, I do think your advice applies very much to most people, and to some degree to all people :). I suppose finding a skilled teacher than can help you figure out what works for you is crucial in this regard.
> It's a bit like a tone-deaf person learning a musical instrument. Through immense effort and 'fine-grained, mechanical learning' they might actually get pretty good, but they're still tone-deaf, and might never become as 'fluent' as others. If you're that type of person, the approach you describe can be frustrating and relatively ineffective.
I can now reliably beat the puzzle in Myst that involves a piano and a set of sliders now, and it only takes me 15 or so minutes when it takes normal people about 30 seconds.
(I go back and play every 3-5 years because I enjoy the crazy storyline)
I can't speak for everyone, but looking at my progress in this area, it wasn't enough to just take risks and understanding the basics. They were crucial elements, I do agree with you on that, but trying to not be methodical did not help. I needed both, and still do. I have lists for even very simple interactions that really should be 'natural' by now. It took me more than a decade to realize and accept that this is the only thing that works for me.
It's a bit like a tone-deaf person learning a musical instrument. Through immense effort and 'fine-grained, mechanical learning' they might actually get pretty good, but they're still tone-deaf, and might never become as 'fluent' as others. If you're that type of person, the approach you describe can be frustrating and relatively ineffective.
That said, I do think your advice applies very much to most people, and to some degree to all people :). I suppose finding a skilled teacher than can help you figure out what works for you is crucial in this regard.