The first step in learning a new skill is to start small. Mastering a skill is the process of learning a series of steps, and the first steps are the foundation, ‘the base on which something is built’. Learn the basics and learn them well. In the same way that you would not expect a baby taking its first steps to prepare for a marathon, do not plan ahead. Do not look forward, but look down. Focus on mastering the first steps and practice them frequently.

Become brilliant at the simple things, and the complex will happen on its own, in its own time.