[jacobush]

You have now a knowledge of a range of tools. What takes a long time, in any craft, is to know the canonical way to use each tool. Then, after an even longer time, you come to know when to use tools in surprising ways.

It just takes time, for all of us. Some are faster, but I bet for these people it still feels like a long time, just because they are sooo smart and see even more possibilities.