Week 2- learning curve

 This week I reflected on the relationship between confidence and ability. They are both important and have an interesting relationship with each other. From a technological point of view as they talked about in the Ted talk people have certain invisible advantages that people don’t think about. Whether that be connections to people or familiarity in a environment, these can effect a persons confidence along with capabilities. If you grow around successful people the likelihood of also being successful increases and seems more attainable compared to someone who doesn’t know any one successfully so it inspires confidence.

The main thing about confidence and ability that intrigued me is the different mindsets that someone goes through while entering a new field. For me personally I remember about a year ago when I first started playing bass. The first month was a struggle then I got a little comfortable and I thought I was so good. A month went by and my confidence in my abilities became lower and lower as I saw all of the things that actually go into becoming a capable player. The more you know about a field the more you realize you don’t know anything about it. This especially interesting to me in music because you often don’t have time to think about your next moves since playing is so fast paced, I found that confidence can create good things even if it’s false confidence without proper ability. How intent is mag icier thorough technology is the the same way I find music. But in this scenario the technology is the persons technical ability playing the instrument. Doesn’t matter if you never played before or you’re a professional. Everyone has their own musical ideas in their head and depending on the person can amplify them into instruments at varying levels based on their familiarity with them.