Mistakes, experiences and the pattern to learn or not

Have you ever asked yourself, "Why don't I ever seem to learn?"
Do you seem to make the same mistakes in life over and over again, such as choosing the wrong partner or the wrong job or simply upsetting someone by saying the wrong thing?
Well, the answers to these mysteries can be summed up in what Peter Honey and Alan Mumford call "The Learning Circle". According to Honey and Mumford the 4 distinct stages - shown below in a diagram - are involved in a successful learning experience. Each of the four stages requires a different style of thinking.

1: I'll try anything once
2: I'd like time to think about this
3: How does it fit with that
4: How can I apply this in practice?

Over the years, however, most of us fall into habits of thinking which favor only one or two of these stages and we ignore the others. As a result of that we tend to become one of the four different kinds of people;

an activist
a reflector
a theorist or
a pragmatist

They say also that it's a pity (that) we lose the benefits of the other styles of thinking.
What I found most interesting in Honey's and Mumford's thesis: Only one person in a fifty has mastered all 4 thinking styles sufficiently to complete the learning circle and with that are able to learn effectively from experience and to be who they want to be and to take control of their lives.
I certainly cannot say which learning style I use most frequently or which one I use most naturally and with pleasure. But I admit I have some weak points in the learning circle and could most definitely benefit from developing stage 4 ; )

Which of the 4 types of learners/thinkers are you, or which combination of types? ...maybe you are even that 'one in fifty' person..in that case : Congratulations :)

The mistakes I've highlighted are very minor. Your English is very good indeed.