I think the most important thing I learnt from the video is to accept and embrace what we are bad at and to never allow it to hinder our aspirations.I find Richard Serra as a Primary example of someone who accepts his own flaws, move on, and not allowing anything to hold him back from his persuits. Before becoming a reknown sculptor, Richard Serra sees himself as a painter. However after he saw a painting done by a Spanish artist called Diego Valazquez, he was so beaten down by the painting's beauty that he said "i couldn't do that.". Soon after, he went back to his studio, and threw all his paintings away. As an arts practitioner myself, I completely understands his feelings at that point in time. We all wants to be the very best in our fields, I don't think any artist would settle for less.
Now, Richard Serra is a reknown sculptor, famous for a gigantic maze-like sculpture named "Forty Years". I'm sure he had no regrets giving up on painting as he persued another form of the arts, if he held on to painting, he would not be who he is today.
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