You can tell from my user name that I like trying new things, and you can bet that I always experience impatience that I am not getting good as quickly as I would wish. Over time I have begun to realise that this is something I have to work on inside my own head. It is precisely because these things are challenging that it is worth investing my attention and effort in them. If it was that easy, there would be no satisfaction in it. Part of becoming good at something is honouring those who are better than we are. If we expect to achieve perfection in one, or five, or even twenty years, what does that say about those who went before us and devoted whole lifetimes to their craft? It is a feature of western society that we have this impatience. You don't see that in every culture. In some cultures we would not be allowed to even try new techniques until our simpler work was of sufficient quality. Now we think we can master everyting by watching a tutorial on YouTube. This impatience is drummed into us from childhood- the Disney movies showing a child becoming a star dancer or footballer or rider in the space of 100 minutes. We have lost the capacity to honour the journey towards competence. Western society embodies an arrogance that 'anyone can have that if they work hard (and/ or pay enough). Mastering something takes time. Your brain works in mysterious ways and it takes practice, and lots of it, to become good at anything. Recognizing that is one of the most valuable lessons I have learned from my various artistic experiments, and it makes me respect the masters even more. I also respect those, including of course myself, who make mistakes. Mistakes happen. We learn from them and we do better next time.