Beginners and intermediate learners fear ‘making mistakes’; experts seldom do. Not because experts don’t make mistakes: they do. It’s just that experts know what to do next.

Here’s Herbie Hancock telling what he learned from his mentor Miles Davis: Every mistake is an opportunity [openculture.com (https://www.openculture.com/2026/02/herbie-hancock-explains-the-lesson-he-learned-from-miles-davis.html)].