[I recently presented this post as a 5-minute Ignite talk.]
On a morning flight some years back, the pilot's cheerful voice came over the speakers.
"I'm glad you're flying with us. This is the first time I've flown a Boeing 747,” the captain said with a pause. “Today."
We all laughed, of course. Who’d want to be on a pilot’s maiden flight?!
Not us. We want experts. Society counts on them. Companies pay them better. Spectators watch them play. Vacationers rely on their forecasts. We attend educational institutions and work long hours to become them — the qualified, the trusted, the best.
Nobody likes being a beginner.
Except that I do.