On Flirting

I don't think that I ever fully understood Oakeshott's distinction between technical knowledge and practical knowledge (Technical knowledge is "susceptible of precise formulation," while practical knowledge "exists only in use, is not reflective and [unlike technique] cannot be formulated in rules.") until a friend asked last night for me to teach her how to flirt. I realized A) I really need to improve my teaching skills and B) flirting is practical knowledge--it can't be formulated in rules.