Realise that you will never be as good as some other people. Then act like this is the case; follow those that are excellent coders; read what they write about

Realise that you will never be as good as some other people. Then act like this is the case; follow those that are excellent coders; read what they write about and read their code. Emulate. Don't just pick the easy route when you have to solve a problem, try to pick the 'best' way and see if you can follow through. That is the way you learn.