Before we dive in, I want to quote the legendary Chris Farley in Tommy Boy, “I can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking my head up a bull’s ass, but I’d rather take a butcher’s word for it.”
I agree with Tommy Boy. We don’t need to be an expert in everything…
Now, I say this coming off the back of a post about “slow growth” and giving yourself permission to take time learning the craft but there’s a point where learning ancillary skills becomes a form of resistance.
I unpack this concept a bit in today’s video called “That’s Resistance Talking…“
Working smarter often times means working faster…
You can love to read, love to learn, and be itching to improve your skills but that doesn’t mean that you need to know a thing about how the t-bone got to your grill.
You see, I love “online business models” but I don’t need to know about coding and how computer languages are written. Simply knowing that “computers communicate through various forms of code to execute processes faster than I ever could” works for me.
Of course, there are many variables at play here…
Are you in the running to become the chef-de-cuisine at a 4-star steakhouse? Well, then you should know your shit.
However, if you’re simply looking to feed your family something tasty or are trying to improve your culinary skills from 0/10 to 8/10… there’s a lot of improvements that can be made before you take a deep dive into how to raise cattle and how to properly butcher a steak.
It’s safe to say that, for most of us, the best plan is to get as good as we can at cooking… and trust the butcher.