Progress is rarely linear

Summary

• When learning something, progress is rarely linear. We tend to grow fits and starts

Details

• Stages or levels only give you a rough idea
• Sometimes we revert to a previous bad behaviour before growing further
• Children may go back to cwrawling after learning how to walk

References

• Beginners - The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning - Tom Vanderbilt

Related

• Learning skills takes time
• 4 Stages of learning
• If you're always right, you're not learning.