On not actually knowing stuff

[Beestie]

I think it's an interesting observation.

I used to struggle mightily starting new things thinking that I didn't know enough. Eventually I figured out that doing it wrong was how to learn how to do it right.

LJ used the term 'muddle.' I don't hear that word very often but it is the perfect word to describe the process of starting something when there is no road map - it's just having a confidence that figuring it out as you go will produce a good result. Griff built a house that way - he has a house now. If it were me, I'd still be reading books about it while the rain fell on my head.

Muddling is a seriously good skill to have. And, not surprisingly, you can't learn it from a book.