I’ve noticed that people get stuck in their passions in two different ways.
The first type keeps learning but never starts doing. The second already knows enough to begin — but doesn’t start because they think they are not good enough.
The first problem is easier to solve.
Learn just enough to start. Then do enough to improve.
This is how skill-based fields work. Take programming as an example. Learn the fundamentals. Then start solving problems and building projects. Look things up only when you get stuck.
You don’t need to master everything before you begin.
The second problem is harder. It requires courage.
Some people don’t do what they love because they think they’re bad at it. And they’re bad at it because they don’t do it.
They don’t dance because they think they’re not good dancers. They don’t sing because they think they don’t have a good voice. They don’t write because they think their writing isn’t strong enough.
But they remain bad because they don’t do it.
It becomes a closed loop.
Many people fail to follow their passions not because they lack talent, but because they fear being mediocre.
The people who succeed break this cycle.
They sing even when they sound bad. They write even when it feels awkward. They build even when it looks amateur.
They do it because they like it.
Over time, improvement follows repetition. Growth becomes inevitable.
I can’t be a great programmer today. But I can learn enough to start today and become better tomorrow.
I can’t be a great singer today. But I can still sing today.
That’s the mindset I’m practising. That’s how I’m breaking the cycle.
Learn enough to begin. Do enough to grow.