>want to make something
>get stuck
>ask for help
ad experium
yay, you're a novice
then
>want to make something
>synthesize solutions
>make something
ad experium
yay, you're a virtuoso
>make things
>people see them
>ask for clarification, help, collaboration
ad infinitum
yay, you're the expert
quod erat demonstrandum
(editors note: that's how mathemeticians say "das rite nigga")