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Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)

Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)

The Dunning Kruger effect- Incompetent (or Competent?!) and Unaware

We talk about the Dunning Kruger effect quite a bit here and a lot of people have heard of it but what actually is it?

1d ago

The Dunning Kruger effect- Incompetent (or Competent?!) and Unaware

1d ago

Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)

Decision Making- How do we explain our decisions to others?

It can be very hard to explain the decisions we make to someone. What makes perfect sense to you may seem inexplicable to someone else. We…

1d ago

Decision Making- How do we explain our decisions to others?

1d ago

Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)

Running out of gas- Why does this happen and how can we prevent it?

I ran out of gas while diving this week. As I’m still here to write this it’s fairly obvious that I’m ok, and anyone who’d been watching me…

Jun 22

Running out of gas- Why does this happen and how can we prevent it?

Jun 22

Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)

Illusory Truth Effect

My favourite fact comes from the book The Salmon of Doubt by Douglas Adams. In it, he states that “young sloths are so inept that they…

Jun 22

Illusory Truth Effect

Jun 22

Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)

Standards- why do we have them and what can we do if someone breaks them?

Living and working in a very active diving area, I frequently hear people talking about courses they’re doing and what they’ve had to do to…

Jun 22

Standards- why do we have them and what can we do if someone breaks them?

Jun 22

Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)

How do novices know what questions to ask?

Last week I discussed what we mean by “experience”. Experience is important for divers as it allows us to build models of different…

May 3

How do novices know what questions to ask?

May 3

Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)

Survival instinct: Reaction to stress

Dealing with the demands of diving in highly stressful situations is no small feat. The allure of excitement and the desire for exploration…

Apr 28

Survival instinct: Reaction to stress

Apr 28

Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)

What do we mean by experience?

When we published the blog about learning 2 weeks ago we got a few responses discussing “experience”. It is generally accepted that after…

Apr 26

What do we mean by experience?

Apr 26

Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)

Speaking the right language

When I started on my journey as a diving instructor, teaching others seemed relatively simple. Little did I know that beyond the…

Apr 17

Speaking the right language

Apr 17

Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)

What Chat-THD can do for you

I recently put together some example materials for many of the training agencies to show the practical aspects of building teamwork into…

Apr 16

What Chat-THD can do for you

Apr 16

Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)

Gareth Lock (The Human Diver)

Diver passionate about applying human factors, non-technical skills and a Just Culture to the diving industry

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