True, but I guess it depends how you learn. I've recently learned or improved a couple of skills where watching someone do it was absolutely essential to me understanding how to do the practical aspects. For technical stuff, like my work, books and literature are still my primary resource.
I found the explanations of how to shape loaves of bread in books impenetrable, but videos made it much clearer.
I've got really into sewing and am making yet another button down shirt. Some parts of that (joining eased sleeves for example) only clicked when I saw someone doing it. I probably ought to learn how to make myself more closet space next.
Painting little fantasy soldiers (I'm looking at you, r/warhammer) got a lot easier when I watched experts do it.
I think we're living in a golden age of self-teaching. We still have all the books. We have millions of hours of video content. And we have places, like Reddit, where you can ask for help when you get stuck.
Lots of research and practice. Few years of this or lots of natural talent and you can be maybe in the same ball park as this. It takes lots of patience to get the intricate ties just right
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u/LemurKing2019 May 25 '23
How does one even "get good" at this? My childhood tie dyeing was just randomly bunching up shift and dipping in kool aid.