The Transition From Unconscious Incompetent to Consciously Competent

When i was finishing medical school, i had a really bad back injury. I look back at that as the best worst experience of my life. Because having been in so much pain for so long, i had to learn how to do everything from scratch. The goal is to one day get to a point where you are unconsciously competent. But i'm now consciously competent at moving around and not hurting my back. When i dedicated myself to swimming, i swam four hours a day. And i would say those two experiences have been by far the most difficult, but they pale in comparison to mindfulness. Ten days seems like an eternity. Once you put yourself on retreat and you're just shut down