The process is always the same: You start by reproducing exactly what other folks did. Once you've done that a bunch of times, you unlock 2 skills: * The abil

The process is always the same: You start by reproducing exactly what other folks did. Once you've done that a bunch of times, you unlock 2 skills: * The ability to handle simple situations that do not require deviating too much from what you've seen in the past * The ability to learn new techniques simply by reading about them, allowing you to learn much faster Apply those 2 skills for a couple years (which is not hard at all if you are genuinely attracted to this area) and you are an expert. What is marvelous is that you don't need to know about those steps, you just follow them naturally when you are passionate about something.