cooking is frustrating because, like sleep, it's something i will do a lot in my life, nearly every day, so it's worth getting things set up right to do it well. i have a nice mattress and a vitamix.

the frustrating part is that, unlike sleep, there are millions of skilled cooking professionals who do it even more often than i will ever, and consequently i will never be "good" at it. quilting? do it for an hour or two every day, including some reading about techniques, and you'll get good at it, guaranteed. math, or writing? same thing. but not cooking.

the only other thing i can think of that's like this is learning a foreign language. but cooking is obviously more useful than that.