Every unfamiliar skill begins with somebody willing to look unskilled.

RESILIENCE

WHAT THIS MEANS

Nobody has ever acquired a skill without a stretch of doing it badly. The people you admire at something all passed through a period of clumsy attempts, and the only reason it seems otherwise is that beginners rarely have an audience. What separates those who learn is a tolerance for being seen mid-process.

If there is something you have wanted to learn, decide now that the awkward phase is included in the price rather than a sign you should stop. Take the first lesson, make the first attempt, ask the obvious question. Being unskilled is temporary; not starting because of it is not.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

What skill would you love to have but hate to learn?

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