The way you like to learn is what makes you comfortable, but it isn’t necessarily how you learn best. - Adam Grant

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”1 Scott Adams

In every field, even the most eminent creators typically produce a large quantity of work that’s technically sound but considered unremarkable by experts and audiences. When the London Philharmonic Orchestra chose the 50 greatest pieces of classical music, the list included six pieces by Mozart, five by Beethoven, and three by Bach.14 To generate a handful of masterworks, Mozart composed more than 600 pieces before his death at thirty-five, Beethoven produced 650 in his lifetime, and Bach wrote over a thousand.

When the average candidate was clumsy, audiences liked him even less. But when the expert was clumsy, audiences liked him even more.