Jun 4, 2026 · 5 min · 5 segments
Who's a global genius? Not me, not Col, and (sorry for crushing your dreams) not you either. But we'll forgive Col opening with a Picasso comparison, because it points to a useful idea. Your vision…
And I just find it a really interesting case study because I think a lot of us obsess over quality control.
And as a result, ironically, or hypocritically, or what's the word I'm after? Paradoxically.
Paradoxically, we never produce anything of extraordinary quality because we simply never had enough goes at it.
and we hold ourselves to unrealistic expectations because we see other people's finished products more often than we see their work in progress and if we're not up to the speed we incorrectly think is normal we'll feel a bit of shame about it perhaps or we think oh i don't want to look foolish when you're not going to look foolish for trying but the fear is there and so what i see with people starting a hobby like painting or a musical instrument or anything Is that you expect often too much of your early and you're almost ashamed of your output.
And one of the things that's challenging and whether it's an art that you're pursuing or a sport that you're interested in or work that you're producing.
your ability to discern the value of what you're producing always leads your ability to produce the value.
And that is the great curse of being an artist or a creator of any sort, is that everything, your vision is capable of imagining something beyond what your talent is presently capable of producing.
And so there's this painful period that lasts anywhere from a few months to forever.
And being able to continue producing in the face of that shortfall is how you develop the talent.
And I just find it a really interesting case study because I think a lot of us obsess over quality control.
And as a result, ironically, or hypocritically, or what's the word I'm after? Paradoxically.
Paradoxically, we never produce anything of extraordinary quality because we simply never had enough goes at it.
and we hold ourselves to unrealistic expectations because we see other people's finished products more often than we see their work in progress and if we're not up to the speed we incorrectly think is normal we'll feel a bit of shame about it perhaps or we think oh i don't want to look foolish when you're not going to look foolish for trying but the fear is there and so what i see with people starting a hobby like painting or a musical instrument or anything Is that you expect often too much of your early and you're almost ashamed of your output.
And one of the things that's challenging and whether it's an art that you're pursuing or a sport that you're interested in or work that you're producing.
your ability to discern the value of what you're producing always leads your ability to produce the value.
And that is the great curse of being an artist or a creator of any sort, is that everything, your vision is capable of imagining something beyond what your talent is presently capable of producing.
And so there's this painful period that lasts anywhere from a few months to forever.
And being able to continue producing in the face of that shortfall is how you develop the talent.
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