"Successful people know the only way we learn is by doing - which means we're going to screw something up along the way." Convincing ourselves, we can read enough books, listen to enough podcasts, sit in enough classes, to learn it all first will do nothing but keep us stuck right where we are. The way to get smart is to try new things, new ideas, as long as you continue learning from your mistakes.
Please don't wait until everything is perfect to start doing. You can't learn it all; you can't take every class, master every bit of technology, read every RE article, memorize every script, absorb every word (50 comments)