David Kirsh's work on skill and action

David Kirsh's work explores how humans develop and refine skills through the interaction between cognition and environment. He emphasizes that skill is not just mental but distributed across our bodies, tools, and surroundings. Actions become more efficient as we learn to manage and utilize these external resources, creating "skills" that blend physical movement with environmental cues. This perspective highlights that learning and expertise involve active engagement with the environment, allowing individuals to adapt, troubleshoot, and perform tasks more effectively through an integrated mind-body-environment system.