About the things that you get but also – more importantly – don’t get from training.
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Transcript
The essence of training is to allow error without consequence.”
Speaker:These are Orson Scott Card's words in his famous novel Ender's Game.
And he has a point:the great thing about training is the safe environment.
And he has a point:It's like taking the risk, but without the actual risk.
And he has a point:You can try out ideas and approaches that you would never have tried out for real.
And he has a point:Or it can lead you to find yet another path that does work, but
And he has a point:would have been impossible to see without taking the risky route first.
And he has a point:But the one thing that you won't get in training is tension.
And he has a point:The tension of that it matters now.
And he has a point:The tension that this is the moment and you absolutely have to give it your all.
And he has a point:Which might be way beyond everything that you did in training, simply
And he has a point:because in training, you didn't have to.
And he has a point:And also, the tension that errors actually do have consequences at times.
And he has a point:That is an experience that no amount of training can give you.
And he has a point:From training, you can gather a vast range of experiences.
And he has a point:You can get ever closer to the real thing.
And he has a point:But eventually, you will have to go out there and face the consequences.
And he has a point:It's better to be well-prepared when you do.
And he has a point:But it's also essential that you don't hide from it.