The more I realise I have still to learn.

I feel closer but then the musical universe seems to expand again.

Does this ever end?

It's fun though.

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Original post by Jay Taylor The more I learn... The more I realise I have still to learn.

That's exactly how it goes in life.
If you ever think you know everything about something, then slap yourself.

The wise know that they are not wise. If you think you are wise, then you are not. If you think you are not wise, you might actually be.

The next phrase is true. The previous phrase is a lie.

Definitely true.

One of the great things about art, is that it is impossible to learn everything. Even if, hypothetically, you would be able to learn all of the world's knowledge about music - by the time you learned it all, everyone would be doing something else.

There is only one type of water molecule, but no two snowflakes are ever the same.

Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.
Bertrand Russell

Very true comments! Most of the time I find it very refreshing to think about how much I still have to learn and develop. It would be so boring if you could master every aspect of a given discipline in a (relatively) short period of time.

Levels of a programmer:

0) Ouh, this is complicated, I'll never be as good as them ...
1) Oh wow, after doing some stuff, I think I am not that bad at all
2) Yeah, I am the best and extremely 1337
3) ...
4) Uh oh, many others I haven't realised yet are still far superior
5) Uh oh, how shall I learn that all? I'll never be able to do everything from scratch
6) *great depression*
7) *acceptance of facts*
8) *enlightenment* <realizes that the key to human wealth is re-using existing knowledge an building on top of it>