Indecisiveness means you like to learn from inexperience.

One of the strange things about life is that the good and bad advice is all mixed together. You can’t know which is which until you don’t need it anymore. Even knowing the right answer, doesn’t make you doesn’t make you believe in it, or yourself.

I enjoy listening to interviews of famous people reminiscing over the moment they were first discovered. They are some of the sweetest memories of their lives. They give detailed accounts of the intersections between talent and doubt. A lot of their experiences overlap each other. Each risked a lot, meaning they often pursued their craft for no good reason, other than they enjoyed it. You can hear their interest in the history and future of their craft. And they met and befriended people who eventually helped them. I wasn’t looking for principles, but after listening for a while, I noticed patterns.

Maybe the best skill we can develop is our ability to deal with the unknown. Do we retreat, to ensure the future will look like the present? Do we commit ourselves to the wind and follow the unknown? It seems the selection of people I listened to followed either their passions or strengths until they found recognition. That answer does nothing for me.

I don’t care so much about their choices, but it’s interesting to wonder why they continued. In the end I think the artists followed their instincts, and like all artists, some of their work was well received. We all possess some artistry when it comes to the life we create. We take risks or we play it safe. In the end, the chances we take develop either our strength or our understanding.