Very special thanks to Ellie Hunt for introducing me to the Dreyfus model and related nursing research, suffering through my disjointed and rambling prose, keeping me on track, and keeping our domestic enterprises running like a well-oiled machine. A regular editor’s job is often difficult and thankless, and mere appreciation in a preface really doesn’t do it justice. To be editor, mom, and business manager all at once truly takes skill and patience.
Thanks to my friends on the Pragmatic Wetware mailing list and reviewers, including Bert Bates, Don Gray, Ron Green, Shawn Hartstock, Dierk Koenig, Niclas Nilsson, Paul Oakes, Jared Richardson, Linda Rising, Johanna Rothman, Jeremy Sydik, Steph Thompson, Derek Wade, and everyone else who posted their thoughts, experiences, and readings. Their combined experiences are invaluable.
Special thanks to June Kim for his many contributions throughout the book, including pointers to far-flung research and stories of his own experiences, as well as his feedback throughout the stages of birthing this book.
Special thanks also to Dr. Patricia Benner, who introduced the Dreyfus model of skills acquisition to the nursing profession, for her support and permission to quote from her works and for her enthusiasm for learning.
Thanks go to Dr. Betty Edwards, who pioneered the practical applications of lateral specialization in the brain, for her kind support and permission to quote from her works.
Thanks to Sara Lynn Eastler for the index, to Kim Wimpsett for correcting my many typos and often haphazard grammar, and to Steve Peter for implementing a plethora of typesetting tricks.
And finally, thanks to you for purchasing this book and beginning the journey with me.
Let’s move our profession forward in the right direction, harness our experience and intuition, and create new environments where learning matters.