Comments on: Dealing with (my) incompetence http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2006/08/21/dealing-with-my-incompetence/ politics ~ theology ~ life ~ fart jokes Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:47:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bec http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2006/08/21/dealing-with-my-incompetence/comment-page-1/#comment-614 Bec Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:45:10 +0000 http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2006/08/21/dealing-with-my-incompetence/#comment-614 *artish area being painting/drawing and the like. *artish area being painting/drawing and the like.

]]> By: Bec http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2006/08/21/dealing-with-my-incompetence/comment-page-1/#comment-613 Bec Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:44:16 +0000 http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2006/08/21/dealing-with-my-incompetence/#comment-613 The only thing that's ever worked (in the artish area) for me was deciding one day that I was going to be good at it. So I was (okayish) It lasted a good three or four years but obviously wasn't quite what it was cut out to be. Stick where your passions are, you always end up doing a better job. And don't come to me to learn to cook. (although I can do bacon and eggs) The only thing that’s ever worked (in the artish area) for me was deciding one day that I was going to be good at it. So I was (okayish) It lasted a good three or four years but obviously wasn’t quite what it was cut out to be. Stick where your passions are, you always end up doing a better job.

And don’t come to me to learn to cook.
(although I can do bacon and eggs)

]]> By: hannah http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2006/08/21/dealing-with-my-incompetence/comment-page-1/#comment-610 hannah Mon, 21 Aug 2006 06:55:44 +0000 http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2006/08/21/dealing-with-my-incompetence/#comment-610 thankfully the average coffee mug is probably quite secretly creative. Like Sam said, practice! While with something like art it's handy to have some natural ability, but you don't really have to...it just means you'll have to work harder. Cooking is exactly the same. Some have the knack and some don't. I'd suggest enjoying not being good at certain things, means that you have an excuse to spend more time doing them. Besides if you were good at everything it would be so hard to tease you! thankfully the average coffee mug is probably quite secretly creative. Like Sam said, practice! While with something like art it’s handy to have some natural ability, but you don’t really have to…it just means you’ll have to work harder. Cooking is exactly the same. Some have the knack and some don’t. I’d suggest enjoying not being good at certain things, means that you have an excuse to spend more time doing them. Besides if you were good at everything it would be so hard to tease you!

]]> By: Sam http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2006/08/21/dealing-with-my-incompetence/comment-page-1/#comment-607 Sam Mon, 21 Aug 2006 06:22:15 +0000 http://www.geoffreport.com/wp/2006/08/21/dealing-with-my-incompetence/#comment-607 ahh, geoffie. ever heard the saying, "practise makes perfect". well, it does have some merit. the more you do something, the better you are going to get at it. for art, or cooking even, its good to learn from people who are rather good at it. or look at books. the more you immerse yourself in what you are trying to learn, the better you will be at it. and, dont give up. thats a major thing with people when they cant acchieve something the first time, they give up. being 'good' at something you arent too good at in the beginning, takes time and effort. but, stick with it and you will get there :) ahh, geoffie.

ever heard the saying, “practise makes perfect”. well, it does have some merit.
the more you do something, the better you are going to get at it.

for art, or cooking even, its good to learn from people who are rather good at it. or look at books. the more you immerse yourself in what you are trying to learn, the better you will be at it.

and, dont give up. thats a major thing with people when they cant acchieve something the first time, they give up.
being ‘good’ at something you arent too good at in the beginning, takes time and effort.

but, stick with it and you will get there :)

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