Unconscious Pieces: The Gaps Nobody Talks About

Let’s say you want to become a YouTuber.

Your first video? Absolute chaos. You’re nervous. Everything feels clunky. There are at least 100 things you don’t know—about lighting, framing, editing, audio, intros, thumbnails, titles… it’s overwhelming.

But fast forward:
You’ve made 200 videos.

Now it’s just routine.
You don’t even think about half the stuff you do—it’s embedded, unconscious.
And that’s where the problem begins—especially when you become the teacher.

When a teacher explains something, they usually remember the hard parts they personally struggled with. Those struggles often shape how they teach—what they emphasize, what examples they use, what they simplify.

But here’s the catch:
They’ve also learned a thousand little things unconsciously—things they didn’t struggle with, or that became so automatic they forgot they were ever hard.

So when they teach, they unintentionally skip over these pieces.
They assume you already know them.

And that’s how gaps are built into every curriculum. Not out of laziness, but because of the unconscious competence of the teacher.

As a learner, it helps to remember:
If something isn’t clicking, it might not be your fault.
The piece you're missing might be so obvious to the teacher, they don’t even realize it needs to be taught.

So always ask. Always poke. Always question the unconscious pieces.
That’s where real learning lives.