Starting something new can be humbling.

You won't know what you're doing.

You'll make mistakes.

You'll be slower than people who have practiced for years.

And sometimes, you'll look completely unskilled.

Let The New Skill Make You Look Unskilled explores why being bad at something new isn't a reason to quit — it's part of the process of becoming good at it.

We often want the confidence of mastery before we've put in the time required to earn it.

We want to play the instrument well immediately.

We want to speak the language without making mistakes.

We want to start exercising without feeling awkward.

We want to create something without anyone seeing the messy first attempts.

But every skilled person was once a beginner.

The awkward phase isn't evidence that yo ...