Here is a guest post from regular Audio Issues contributor CJ Rhen:
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Jack of all trades, master of none…
Many of us have heard this phrase, but what does it really mean?
Is it meant to be mean, or realistic?
In our field of audio and music, with so many unique jobs to be done, it’s easy to take on tons of work and spread ourselves too thin.
While it seems simple, do one thing and stick to it, that does not always make us happy or pay the water bill.
For example, way back in high school, I started playing trumpet and tenor sax, two very different instruments.
I took lessons from one guy to learn tenor, but he knew I was a trumpet player in high school. He always warned me to be careful doing both, it is basically impossible to master two distinct instruments.
He said every single lesson, “Don’t be a jack of all trades, master of none,” and it was frustrating.
Frustrating to the point, I doubled down on playing seriously and developed my career on Sounds.com and Landr by being a multi-instrumentalist.
A bit petty on my end.
But, I did find my limit, and maybe I can help you find yours!