The gist is that you get into something because you have a good taste for it, but for the first few years of doing it your taste is far ahead of your skill. The trick is to keep doing things anyway, knowing they will eventually catch up and surpass your taste.
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A very relevant ZenPencils comic. Advice for beginners: http://zenpencils.com/comic/90-ira-glass-advice-for-beginner...
The gist is that you get into something because you have a good taste for it, but for the first few years of doing it your taste is far ahead of your skill. The trick is to keep doing things anyway, knowing they will eventually catch up and surpass your taste.
The original Ira Glass version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ResTHKVxf4
Love that Ira Glass video. Very relevant to this concept.