“If I had one thing to say to artists, it would be to be patient. And to be ignorant of what you think you know. If you don’t get the answer that you were expecting, maybe that’s a good thing. Knowing what you’re doing is overrated.”
—Pope L

From this interview on the (excellent) Louisiana Channel. H/t Austin Kleon

And a corollary: actively seeking situations where you don’t know what you are doing, forces you to come up with novel solutions. Even when those fail, it’s often fruitful — producing happy accidents and revealing weaknesses to work on and new avenues to explore.