You May Never Feel “Smart Enough”
Two factors influence this insecurity.
- The first is that your taste inevitably outstrips your ability. You can always appreciate writing that is better, smarter, more thorough and incisive than your own. You get better as a writer—but improve even more as a reader. The confidence gap widens, even as your absolute abilities grow.
- The second factor is that there is no end to mastery. You can always learn more about a topic.
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