How To Do X Well

Goals:

1. Describe what “How To Do X Well” means in the context of learning.

2. Figure out how to do anything skillfully and then achieve this.

3. Guide other so that they become skilled at X.

What Does “How To Do X Well” Mean?

Let X represent anything that can be done.
Examples: play basketball, lead, parent, play the tuba, write code, write novels, give speeches, design landscapes, write songs, build houses, and so on.

“How to do X well” refers to the things a person needs to know and apply in order to do X with an acceptable or high level of quality. These may include:

• Ethical practices
• Skills and techniques
• Processes and strategies
• Key principles and patterns
• Common pitfalls to avoid
• Ways to assess and improve performance

With respect to doing X well, there are three key things.

1. Figure out how to do X well.

2. Become good at X or excel at X. Examples.

   1. Become good at statistics.
   2. Excel at golf.
   3. Be competent with coding.
   4. Excel at leadership.
   5. Be skilled at critical thinking (CT).
   6. Be a competent chemist or biologist.

3. Guide others so that they become skilled at X.

Rationale

If you grok (deeply understand) how to excel in a general sense, here are some benefits.

1. Become good at whatever you want to.

2. Guide others to do the same.