Zen and the Art of Making, by Phil Torrone

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Phil Torrone says:

This week for my bi-weekly MAKE soapbox column, I thought I'd share some of my notes I've jotted down recently about making things, working with and supporting beginners. Lately, I've been thinking about how much fun it is when you're a beginner at something as opposed to being an "expert."

At some point, we all become experts at something. I really want to avoid being an expert in some things, only so I can continually look forward to learning more without the overhead of being an expert. Being an expert means your journey is somewhat over. I was going to call this column the "expert problem" but I hope you enjoy this semi stream of conscience collected over the last few weeks. Be sure to post up in the comments about your experiences with learning a new skill and how you keep motivated to keep learning more.


Zen and the Art of Making