Cheo Samad
Arachnopeon
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- Jan 2, 2017
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And there's the rub: people in Camp A (confident but incompetent) are highly likely to believe they are in Camp B (confident and competent). That's why it's not necessarily good advice to say "you'll know when you are ready."
People sometimes quip, "if you have to ask, you're not ready." I disagree. Recognizing the potential limitations of your own knowledge and asking more experienced people for feedback is a sign of good judgment. (And given that people tend to doubt themselves as they become more competent, the fact that someone is asking "am I ready?" does not automatically mean the answer is no.)
I understand what you're saying, I just find myself in the camp of, if you need to ask other people on the internet if you're ready the answer is probably no. That doesn't however mean if you don't feel the need to ask that the answer is yes.
Also at the end of the day, unfortunately people for better or worse will do whatever they feel. That being said, I hope people find places like AB so even if they find themselves in over their heads, they can at least get help and advice from people who know better to learn how to take care of something that might be more than they can handle.