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Originally Posted by bewitched

Psychologically, we all tend to shy away from things which don't reinforce a positive opinion of ourselves.
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Me, I tend to be more of an "I don't give a ****" person. But I don't tend to trumpet my success on a subject which I suck at. For instance, I do some magic tricks...spectacularly poorly.
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Anyway, when you get a chance, look at the sight...it really is all in good fun (a lot of the amusement is in the newsletters and commentary where they so blatently pretend to be very cultured and pretentious about their "museum").

Yeah, I'm with you- I do what I want and I try to make a joke out of when it goes badly.

I'll have to look at the newsletters- that kind of humor I can get behind.

Originally Posted by Alex

Yes, it is essentially that childish sentiment of "if I can't do it well, I won't do it at all" carried into adulthood. And that is the irrationality I speak of. Also, it is laziness; it would suck to put in the work and then find out that I didn't like it even if I did get good at it.

Wouldn't you figure out in the middle of it that you don't like it? Wouldn't be that much "work" put into it at that point.

I don't paint well either, but a couple of assignments for a painting class turned out to actually be reasonably nice. I need to get frames for them and hang them on a wall. You might be surprised.