The Beginner Return — Being Bad at Something On Purpose

A two-round AI-coach simulation that reinstates the capacity for public incompetence. The protagonist selects a genuinely novel, publicly-visible skill, then commits to 100 hours over 12 months with a sharing circle and a tolerance plan for the weeks 4 to 8 quit-urge window. Trains far-novelty selection, dose calibration, asymmetric accountability, and discomfort normalisation.