Not being an expert is your greatest advantage in anything you put your mind to. The expert, the person with years of academia or experience, is jaded. They have been in the captain’s seat for so long they have already created their biases. Someone knew, who hasn’t had years of training or education is the one who’s capable of finding new/innovative solutions to problems. Taking on the experts doesn’t require years of study or education, but getting yourself into the shipping mindset.
Shipping with minimal knowledge
From Isaac Morehouse:
My friend had a book on quantum mechanics sitting in the house, and his dad asked him what it was all about. A minute or two in to give a breakdown, his dad said, “That sounds really interesting”, then moved on to whatever he was doing next. My friend assumed his dad was just humoring him. The next Sunday during the sermon his dad worked in some profound points relating concepts of quantum mechanics to the topic at hand.
Although his dad had limited knowledge about quantum mechanics, he was able to incorporate a couple minute conversation into his sermon. This wasn’t on accident. He probably spent the week digesting the material he had learned and thought up a clever way to wrap it into his Sunday speech. What the minimal knowledge allowed him to do was ship a thought and hopefully connect with a few people who hadn’t connected those dots.
Personally, I’ve found I learn more by challenging myself to ship something. This blog is a materialization of this challenge. I had absolutely no knowledge how to blog, and my current knowledge is still limited. But it doesn’t stop me. No matter what, I try to get a blog done. I try to improve viewership with SEO optimization. And I try to connect with my readers. But it all started with minimal knowledge.
The Biggest Obstacle to Shipping
It is important to overcome your fear of shipping without expert knowledge. Nobody will ever be an expert, the world is dynamic and always changing. It’s important to remember that the only way to get wet is by jumping in. You’ll figure out how to do it once you get started.