The most difficult lesson I learned in my life is not about money. Or relationships. Or people. It is about myself. And knowledge.
Those of you who know me personally know that I love to learn stuff. Every day. About anything. If it is worth something, it is going into my head.
In the past, I have learned many things. However, only occasionally do I complete the learning process. Once I figured out the algorithm of how something works, I was happy. Sated.
I never built R2D2. I built a R/C car.
I never built WordPress. I built a plugin.
I never wrote World War Z. I wrote 2 novellas.
From these experiences, and many, many more, I learned one thing:
Pace yourself.
No need to learn everything just now. Ambiguity is OK. Let the stuff marinate. See how it plays around. This will make sure stuff sticks!
Note 1: Funnily, this does not apply in writing for me somehow. I keep on learning and never get sated.
Note 2: A really smart person gave a TED Talk on a similar concept.
Note 3: Not wanting to bulletproof your work is a bad habit that is annoyingly common in people like me. I earlier attributed this to being very smart. But no. It is the difference between breadth of knowledge vs. depth of knowledge.