>> The process of learning tacit knowledge looks something like the following: you find a master, you work under them for a few years, and you learn the ropes t

>> The process of learning tacit knowledge looks something like the following: you find a master, you work under them for a few years, and you learn the ropes through emulation, feedback, and osmosis — not through deliberate practice. I feel fortunate to have stumbled into an organization where this was the case as a junior engineer. The company wasn't ever wildly successful, but I feel lucky to have worked with very smart people when I was very green, and couldn't make heads or tails anything. Patience was certainly needed on their part I'm sure, and such frustration is likely what leads people to become pedagogical at times.