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Our Travel Analogy

  1. Gaining expertise is like going on a journey to a special domain of expertise

  2. Our guide will tell you about nine important goals in each domain.

  3. Getting to each goal is a winding journey with five different phases along the way.

  4. You need to take four steps to prepare for each new phase.

Our maps provide those four features of expertise.

BEGIN

at home, your comfort zone.

Step 1. Use the analogy to remember the four features of expertise.

  • The domain is a region you are interested in

  • The goal is a destination inside it

  • The phases are the modes of transportation needed

  • The steps are directions to get from one phase to the next.

Step 2. Go to EXPLORE.