This might be the only group who would "get" what I'm finding here...all of my fascinations have to do with Spontaneous Order: markets (I was an economics major), relationships (win/win, coregulation, attunement, cooperation/conflict), knowledge acquisition (antinet zettlekasten, Henrich's work on humans as elite cultural learners), CLA (movement skills acquisition), and I'm currently starting to look into Michael Polanyi and tacit knowledge. Hayek coined the term "spontaneous order." Polanyi came to the same conclusion that I did in my book: one of the best ways to learn is apprenticeship to observe skilled masters as we don't know how or what we know, so how can we teach it from the top-down? We often only have words to describe concepts after we have FELT knowledge. Spontaneous Order AI definition: "Spontaneous order is the emergence of complex, coordinated patterns and systems in society, nature, or the economy from the bottom-up interactions of many individuals or agents, not from central design or top-down control, famously explained by economists like Friedrich Hayek. Key examples include language, markets, traffic flow, and ecosystems, where rules, norms, and structures arise from trial, error, and self-interested actions, leading to efficient, self-organizing systems that are often superior to planned ones. " Sounds exactly like EcoD/CLA and shows up at all the levels I find interesting: markets, relationships, culture, leadership (parenting/teaching/coaching - all the same basics), and the most localized example for my passion: riding horses. Intraspecies communication and how do you motivate an actor who has no passion for the rider's task? You make the *relationship* the attractor, and a good rider will create conditions for better movement skills. And well, you can't "make" a relationship happen, you have to use mammalian attunement to *invite* conditions for trust and motivation and cooperation. It's a long game. It takes years to develop a horse in a balanced way. Any force or coercion results in tension, which is not beautiful. Hence...all my "Centaur" imagery.

Quick question for everyone: What’s the ONE skill you’re currently trying to improve? Drop it below—I want to know what domains we’re all working in.

What do you think is the biggest misconception about learning a skill is?