What is the difference between a novice and an expert?

The novice thinks twice before doing something stupid

I quit my job once when I realized I was no longer afraid of being called out :D

Sometimes the "experts" know, or think they know, so well what needs to be done that they are not open to other possibilities which may even be better.

You might not realise it, but there are great benefits to being new in your field. When you are not steeped in the conventional wisdom of a given profession, you can ask questions that haven't been asked before or approach problems in ways others haven't thought of. It's no surprise, for example, that some of the best research ideas I get as a professor come from undergraduate students with little previous experience. Read more at https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2016/07/embrace-the-advantage-...

Nobody starts out as an expert. Or put another way, everyone is a beginner at some point.