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Over the years I've learned simply doing something is not a great way to get good at it, and neither is taking lessons from someone else that is good at it. No
by grecy 5y ago
Over the years I've learned simply doing something is not a great way to get good at it, and neither is taking lessons from someone else that is good at it.
Now I'm a snowboard instructor I can teach someone in a week what took me months and months to learn on my own, and I can teach them the right way from the beginning.
Same story for mountain biking, lifting at the gym and even writing books. Of course the story is the same for programming, technical writing and everything else.
If you want to get good at something, take courses from a professional instructor of that thing (NOT just someone who is good at it!)
- tayo42 5y agoIt's not that clear how your using lessons and courses differently here?
- grecy 5y agoSorry, I interchange the two words. What I mean is if you want to get better (and actually professionally good at something) you need to get training (lessons, classes, courses, whatever you want to call it) from a professional teacher in that field - you won't get to pro level of good simply by doing, and you won't get to pro level taking lessons from someone else who is just good at it. They need to be a professional teacher in that field.
- esyir 5y agoI think there's at least two levels here. To go from nothing to something, a specialized instructor is the best. To go from something to the top tier, only then does following the best / doing something surpass that.