This may seem unrelated but I think a lot of our abilities are unconscious and we tend to see things in hindsight to explain why we behaved as we did, trying to rationalize things and believing in our explanations even if they make no sense. I noticed playing Beat Saber in VR in the beginning I sucked. I went from thinking about what to do in beginner mode making a lot of errors then much later just automatically doing very complex movements effortlessly in expert+ mode over the pandemic. I didn't have to think. Maybe most of our lives are on autopilot so we are dumb in that sense of not being aware. I feel similar with driving, walking, typing, etc... so many behaviors seem like this...but oddly enough, that seems to be the key to actually performing effectively.