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The secret to mastering a skill: Teach

The secret to mastering a skill: Teach

From the course: Web Career Clinic

The secret to mastering a skill: Teach

- [Lauren] Hi there, I'm Lauren Bacon. Welcome to this week's edition of the Web Career Clinic where I explore how to build a career you love making good stuff on the web. This episode is for those of you who feel like there's always more to learn before you become an expert. When you're just starting out, it's easy to feel like there's no end to the things you need to learn, and I've seen a lot of people get stuck at this stage, where they feel like they don't know enough, they're always looking for more tutorials, more books and courses, and, of course, those are great. I mean, it would be ironic if I were to tell you they weren't, but there's a risk that, in seeking to increase your knowledge by looking to others outside yourself, that you develop a habit of deferring to the quote, unquote experts, and what really sets apart intermediate or senior people in any profession is their confidence or their willingness to trust their own instincts. That doesn't mean that you ever stop…

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