A student asked me in class last night, how I “keep up” with changes in technology. Without hesitation I answered “by doing”.<\/p>\n
People frequently think there is some magic to being good at something. There isn’t. Whether we’re talking about computer networking, cold-water diving, flying a plane, fixing cars, or anything else in life: The best training is doing it.<\/strong> Not reading a billion magazines. Not doing a billion pull-ups. Not sitting through a lecture and getting a bullshit grade. Doing it<\/em>. The thing<\/em> you’re trying to do.<\/p>\n Anything else is a distraction.<\/p>\n This is often hard for novices to grasp. They’ll read a book or pick up a magazine that gives them bullet points on how to succeed at X, and go “aw man, if I check off that list I can do X”. They’ll read a biography about someone they perceive as “cool” and hang on how they succeeded, planning on following that path.<\/p>\n They’re distracted from reality.<\/p>\n Reality is very simple: Do it. Don’t try<\/em> to do it. Don’t overcomplicate and overplan. DO it. DO<\/em> it. DO<\/strong><\/em> it.<\/p>\n Anything else is a distraction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A student asked me in class last night, how I “keep up” with changes in technology. Without hesitation I answered “by doing”. People frequently think there is some magic to being good at something. There isn’t. Whether we’re talking about … Continue reading