right on about self-awareness for learning/improving. though i like sports as a pyschological indicator because of that too - can't expect to be an awesome bask

right on about self-awareness for learning/improving. though i like sports as a pyschological indicator because of that too - can't expect to be an awesome basketball player, a great programmer, or an expert chess player if you suck at monitoring yourself and you're not constantly evolving. no one-size-fits-all obviously like you mention though