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#+title: Refer to advanced resources when skill-building for a solid short-term goal
#+date: "2020-07-06 03:47:52 +08:00"
#+date_modified: "2021-07-09 07:41:01 +08:00"
#+language: en


Expert resources are often very specific so you'll have a solid idea what you can do.
This is more helpful if you already have a rough idea as you'll be forming more concrete tasks by the time you refer to them.
For example...

- When starting out to 3D modelling, you can look for speedsculpting videos or a competition that involves many talented people in the industry.
- In roam:Programming, you could look for devlogs, highly advanced competitions, fairly popular software projects, or a live coding session.
- In [[id:cd7e8120-6953-44a6-9004-111f86ac52dc][Illustration]], you can look for speedpainting, competitions, and art contests that can be found online.

You can then store the expert resources and [[id:66337935-420c-40e6-81a6-f74ab0965ed5][Maintain your own digital library]] for future references.

The purpose of this is twofold: to serve as a solid short-term goal (as indicated by the title) and to create inspirations for your future projects.
If you [[id:fdf9e3eb-02c5-47a6-b586-e71a5c92d01a][Look for live sessions as another form of examples]], the inspirations are especially great as you watch the actual process unfold.

Of course, this does not entirely replace looking out for beginner-friendly resources and communities as an entryway.
In fact, it is a bad idea to consider [[id:48cef2ac-a941-463d-a07f-6be8349456ad][Diving head-first into a difficult problem makes a bad start]].