I’m not a 100 percent-er. N. Eldon Tanner once spoke on self mastery and used this term to represent someone who is 100% in a chosen thing 100% of the time. Although I am committed to my covenants, my husband, and my family I am not a 100 percent-er as a general statement. Let me explain further: George Leonard the author of a book called Mastery described three distinct learning patterns from his students of aikido. These patterns he then determined, represent us in all of our paths of living. There is the hacker, the obsessive, and the dabbler. I’ll quickly describe what each learning pattern means and how it applies to me.
The hacker: once understanding the technique or skill of a thing, the hacker plateaus and is comfortable with stagnation.
The obsessive: committed to fast, perfect results. The obsessive over does things and pushes too hard, they do not comprehend occasion for development and create a roller coaster life with deep falls.
The dabbler: loves the dream and idea of newness, but fervor declines quickly and they move on to the next dream or subject to engage in that opportunity. The dabbler doesn’t actually want to change, but rides the rush of adventure.
When I say I’m not a 100 percent-er, I think I have all three of these learning patterns that were described by Leonard. I often dabble or hack and occasionally obsess into my life plans. I expect to do 50% of a thing and somebody else to meet me half way (they do the other 50%). For example, I’ll rinse all the dishes in the sink, but won’t proceed to put them in the dish washer. The dopamine has stopped, so I stop the task! I need somebody else to do the other 50%, in this example, put the rinsed dishes into the machine to be sanitized.
Being this way leaves a lot of room for improvement. However, on the positive, I believe being a ‘meet half-way’ persona makes me emotionally flexible, more agreeable, less contentious, open mindset and more.
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