On Feelings of Incompetence

“Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavour.”
                                               — Truman Capote

We've all been there: there's a project you want to start, an opportunity you want to seize, or a job you want to apply for - but you're scared of failing or feeling incompetent. But incompetence is a necessary part of being competent at something. For a fresh take on the matter, consider the following from Seth Godin:

"At some point, grown ups get tired of the feeling that accompanies growth and learning.

We start calling that feeling, “incompetence.”

We’re not good at the new software, we resist a brainstorming session for a new way to solve a problem, we never did bother to learn to juggle…

Not because we don’t want the outcomes, but because the journey promises to be difficult. Difficult in the sense that we’ll feel incompetent.

Which accompanies all growth.

First we realize something can be done.

Then we realize we can’t do it.

And finally, we get better at it.

It’s the second step that messes with us.

If you care enough to make a difference, if you care enough to get better–you should care enough to experience incompetence again."

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