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lain@lain@lain.com (2026-10-08 05:21:37)
People who want to learn a skill always seem to say: "I don't want anyone to know until I'm good at it. I'll practise quietly in private, and then I'll come out and really impress everybody." People who say this never learn a single thing.

Join the experts while you are still completely clumsy. Don't be ashamed when they mock you and laugh at you. Keep calm and keep practising. Even if you have no natural talent, as long as you don't get stuck and don't get sloppy, the years will carry you past the gifted people who don't practise. In the end you reach the level of a master. You gain authority, people respect you, and you make a name that nobody else has.

Even the greatest masters in the land were once known as hopeless, and had embarrassing flaws. But now those Newgrounds kids have shows on TV. That is how they became the authorities of their time and teachers to everyone. It is the same in every art.