I got a message last night regarding my profile sentence (which is a tweet) "If you want to be good at something, first you have to suck at it for a long time. Don't be afraid to suck"
I didn't really think twice about it, it was just something I posted after noticing a change in some of my weaker points after working on them. So this is my advice to anyone trying something new that they are unsure about. A job, a move, a girlfriend, or hopefully a new hobby they never though they would try. here was my response to someone who wasn't too sure about a new profession.
"Yeah you just have to look at it long term. Most people who are really proficient at something (hobby or trade) started when they were young like joining the school band. It was Okay for them not to be good at it because they were young and that's acceptable, but in reality that was their starting point. As an adult we feel we have a grasp on our lives and are naturally good at doing things we've always done but when we run into something uncomfortable and unfamiliar we shy away because we have that control over our lives. I pick up a new hobby every year or so and I'm just about to start cycling this spring. Take your time, move slow, and get down the basics. It's like when someone is teaching you how to use a baseball bat, at first you feel silly, your form is uncomfortable, that doesn't mean you're wrong it just means you body isn't used to it. As someone who is in a management position at a young age, I would much rather hire someone new to my field who asks questions and covers their bases, than someone who kind of thinks they know what they are doing and just charges ahead. Remember "slow is smooth, smooth is fast" you can only work as fast as your skills allow you."
So to those who are unsure I say try, then try again. You will get faster and better with practice and before you know it, no one will even know you are new at it. After all the saying is "It's just like riding a bike" which only took you about a year to learn how to do terribly with out training wheels.
-Danger
I didn't really think twice about it, it was just something I posted after noticing a change in some of my weaker points after working on them. So this is my advice to anyone trying something new that they are unsure about. A job, a move, a girlfriend, or hopefully a new hobby they never though they would try. here was my response to someone who wasn't too sure about a new profession.
"Yeah you just have to look at it long term. Most people who are really proficient at something (hobby or trade) started when they were young like joining the school band. It was Okay for them not to be good at it because they were young and that's acceptable, but in reality that was their starting point. As an adult we feel we have a grasp on our lives and are naturally good at doing things we've always done but when we run into something uncomfortable and unfamiliar we shy away because we have that control over our lives. I pick up a new hobby every year or so and I'm just about to start cycling this spring. Take your time, move slow, and get down the basics. It's like when someone is teaching you how to use a baseball bat, at first you feel silly, your form is uncomfortable, that doesn't mean you're wrong it just means you body isn't used to it. As someone who is in a management position at a young age, I would much rather hire someone new to my field who asks questions and covers their bases, than someone who kind of thinks they know what they are doing and just charges ahead. Remember "slow is smooth, smooth is fast" you can only work as fast as your skills allow you."
So to those who are unsure I say try, then try again. You will get faster and better with practice and before you know it, no one will even know you are new at it. After all the saying is "It's just like riding a bike" which only took you about a year to learn how to do terribly with out training wheels.
-Danger
the whole reason i started on this site was to keep in contact with you when you went to Isreal