Holy ****! There's gotta be around 300 of them!
I guess I kinda get that feeling...well somewhat (film books in my case but I often feel inadequate behind a camera).
But I believe it's always better to be knowledgeable about the subject you're interested in—than, let's say being ignorant and making something goofy and call it modern art masterpiece. You're doing it the hard way. The right way—if I dare say.
Agreed. Knowledge is always a good thing, and I just can't imagine being passionate about something and not trying to learn as much as possible about it. That said, too much information can lead to "analysis paralysis," and it can be all too tempting to put off creative endeavors with the reasoning that you're not good enough or don't know enough yet. I know that personally I mentally walk a dangerously fine line in those regards, that has limited my productivity!