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And that is not true at all, especially in sports. When you just starting playing a new sport, you are still learning and going along while making a lot of mis

And that is not true at all, especially in sports. When you just starting playing a new sport, you are still learning and going along while making a lot of mistakes. After few years of playing you learn enough (by experience or training), to know what to do and how to act. (think shooting dribling, positioning in soccer). If you played your 'younger' self, you'd run circle around that person. Hence training and experience matters a lot. Same with engineering. While products change, some of the same patterns and problems keep repeating over and over, and after few years of work you know how to deal with them, avoid common pitfalls, etc.... So, people are truly "winging it" only when they are thrown to new situations/discipline, but both experience and deliberate training gets you to a level when you can anticipate events to a certain degree, and be proactive towards them. That's not "just winging" anymore.

crawfordcomeaux 8y ago
If one constrains themselves to arenas where there's a level of finite class of situations one might encounter, you're right. Venture outside the comfortable and it's back to winging it, though with more proficiency and intuition, maybe. Everything is a skill, including winging it.
fphhotchips 8y ago
I'd argue sports is the exact example where not only is everyone winging it, but where you must wing it to be successful. How good you are at winging it is defined by your training, but in a competitive situation, if you're not constantly improvising to match the current state of play, then your play will be entirely predictable and as a result you'll be easily beaten. Think about a football team that runs one of three corners every time. After maybe a match, they'll be beaten by every defense. Now think about a football team that makes subtle improvisations on every corner they run based on the defense they're up against. Much, much harder to study and defend.
- joenathanone 8y ago
  There is an element of winging it in every profession but not 'totally' winging it. Experience, training and practice matter.

crawfordcomeaux 8y ago

If one constrains themselves to arenas where there's a level of finite class of situations one might encounter, you're right. Venture outside the comfortable and it's back to winging it, though with more proficiency and intuition, maybe. Everything is a skill, including winging it.

fphhotchips 8y ago

I'd argue sports is the exact example where not only is everyone winging it, but where you must wing it to be successful. How good you are at winging it is defined by your training, but in a competitive situation, if you're not constantly improvising to match the current state of play, then your play will be entirely predictable and as a result you'll be easily beaten. Think about a football team that runs one of three corners every time. After maybe a match, they'll be beaten by every defense. Now think about a football team that makes subtle improvisations on every corner they run based on the defense they're up against. Much, much harder to study and defend.

joenathanone 8y ago
There is an element of winging it in every profession but not 'totally' winging it. Experience, training and practice matter.