Skills erode as AI takes over the practice work
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Practice a fading judgment on purpose
Design a short repeatable exercise that rebuilds one specific judgment AI has taken over.
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One eroding judgment, ten real cases with known answers, twenty minutes, answers revealed at the end.
Borrowed from research on expert performance by K. Anders Ericsson and colleagues, especially their work on deliberate practice. Read the original source.
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Kind of change
- Hold the Room · Juniors learn in the room while seniors writeFor when: AI is absorbing the entry-level tasks people used to learn on.
- The masterpiece · Prove the skill before moving upFor when: Credentials are certifying tool-use rather than underlying skill.
- Rebuild the LadderFor when: AI is absorbing the foundational tasks people used to learn on.
- SponsorshipFor when: People need support that a boss can't safely give.