You CAN cook.

Just do.

Begin at once. Start cooking something - anything.

It’s important to consciously move yourself into the discomfort of what you don’t know. If it’s cooking, then start cooking.

The more you repeat a task (cooking things, for example), the more confidence you quietly develop. I am not making this up, it’s how we learn. Our brains are able to “rewire” themselves through repetition. This process is called neural plasticity.

What does this mean?

It means you can become deadly at cooking if you’re willing to practise over and over.

Repeat after me: “Repetition creates confidence.”

If you take a recipe and cook it multiple times, I’d bet that by the third or fourth attempt you’ll surprise yourself. By the seventh or eighth time, you likely won’t even need the written recipe - you’ll know it and you’ll likely make it your own. That is the goal.

Nobody is perfect at anything from the start. Mistakes are part of the process. Be curious. A dish that doesn’t quite bang isn’t a reflection of who you are - it’s simply knowledge not yet acquired.

How do you acquire that knowledge….. repetition.

Begin at once. Practice. The more you cook, the more confident you become. You’ll start remembering how things come together, and you’ll make fewer mistakes.

Just. Do.