# Scott Young - How to Learn Creative Skills (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/favicon.png) ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/62086456) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Scott Young]] **Full Title**:: How to Learn Creative Skills **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [www.scotthyoung.com](https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2026/07/16/how-to-learn-creative-skills/) **Host**:: [[www.scotthyoung.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2026-07-16]] **Created**:: [[2026-07-18]] ## Highlights - The starting point for learning any technical skill is first to learn what the methods used are, and then practice them until they become second nature. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kxpngfc84p8kh06bevnfpw5n)) ^1034805045 - Thus, whether you’re learning a method for drawing a portrait or playing a guitar solo, your practice will be ineffective if you permit yourself to make a ton of mistakes. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kxpnk7na5pjesjde0ybqzc9w)) ^1034805096