The term I've used to describe your observations is "Unconsciously Competent". We tend to work as a reflex action similar to driving a car, shifting gears, working the pedals, etc... It is scary too. Ever daydreamed while driving??
____________________________ Jim Hughes 603-271-5586 "There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about." John von Neumann =>-----Original Message----- =>From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On =>Behalf Of Shimon Lebowitz =>Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 3:01 PM =>To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU =>Subject: Re: Impromptu XEDIT Survey => =>> Any experienced =>> support person who does not do that, or who cannot =>> function with the system defaults as delivered by =>> IBM, is way too set in his/her ways. It is not yours =>> to dictate to the users. => =>Technically you might be right, but I think any of us =>who have worked a certain way for a while (sometimes a great =>while) get to the point where some things are basically reflex. =>Being forced to actually THINK about each action would a) slow =>down our work terribly, b) probably cause us to make mistakes =>and cause grief. => =>Today I was doing some work on a 2nd level bare-bones system, =>and I found myself hitting my head every time I tried to =>use something I am used to in a tailored system, which was =>not available. (Particularly local 'front-end' routines =>to assorted functions). => =>Shimon
