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Shawn Sommer

Interesting read Sam.

I thought of another analogy as a result of this post. My knowledge more or less could be represented by a series drops of very thin watercolor paints.

As long as I keep dripping, those splotches grow. They grow not only in size(breadth of knowledge) but also in color intensity(depth of knowledge) in the areas you are dripping.

If I stop dripping, the color starts to fade(skill atrophy) until it is a mere stain on the canvas.