Was doing my normal reading of thread when I bumped into this thread
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5166448.0Although it's long(some newbies do not try to read through long post and they are content with there one-line post as well) but really that post was thought provoking coming from someone who really had nothing to offer at the start of his journey and achieving a good standard.
"Bitcoin" some fancy name giving to an unrealistic money that was what can to my mind when I heard of it for the first time I down played the it at every slightest chance I get in as much as I was interested in business ideas, entrepreneurship and wanting to be self reliance as a person I never got the right mindset of bitcoin at that early stage.
Last year was the game changer for me I did not necessarily become a millionaire or did I get to mine my first bitcoin but I get to become more knowledge about cryptocurrency and bitcoin than I was earlier(i wouldn't want to bore you with how that all happened)
As a newbie see yourself as more as an intern like
1. Taking close note of relevant topics
2. Being frequent on the forum
3. Dropping your opinion once in a while
4. improving on your initial understand before coming
Just put away the pressure of hitting it big time on your early stage be free to make errors and correct them always. No one is a dummy (even that low grade scoring kid turned out to be Dr Ben Carson) it just a matter of mindset.
Specialization is paramount I got in here on the idea to know about about bitcoin so I pay little interest on altcoins and specialization goes down to your every aspect, as a newbie see and find what you are comfortable and have passion for (you are most likely to spam when you having a go at something you really don't know or not good at)
See your personal knowledge as the real price and merit, ranking up etc as added bonuses this way you would have a great time here