And related to this, I think it's worth remembering that there are different levels of mastery, and most people are just looking for "good enough." Let's take knitting, for example. I started knitting in November 2007. By spring 2008, I had knit my first cardigan, and by summer 2008, I had finished two pairs of socks. They weren't great, but they were wearable. 1/ Knitting Threads