Yes it's a great model to use for learning physical tasks. The car analogy is a perfect example of how the model works in practice. I also use Mobile phones as an example too. It helps people to relate to how they learn and can really motivate those people who are struggling to learn a specific task because we can all relate to how we feel when we get a new phone and fast forward a couple of weeks with the phone and bingo we are much more competent. I also use the model to talk about learning soft skills but more to demonstrate that actually unconscious competence is actually much more difficult to achieve and that conscious competence needs to be worked on continually. It's the same with language learning too if you don't use it you lose it. So regular practice is important.
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