The first pancake isn't the best one
No matter how well you oil and heat your pan, the first pancake is never as good as the second or third one.
That doesn't prevent you from making pancakes, you expect the first one to be a dud.
The role of first pancake is to show you what to do next.
Do you adjust the heat? Add more oil? Use the same amount of batter? Flip it sooner?
There are people who can make a perfect first pancake, but how common is this?
Like the designer who sketches a beautiful concept without needing revisions. The actor who gives the performance of a lifetime in a single take. The orator who can move a crowd with impromptu words.
No doubt, it wasn't their first time ever drawing, performing or speaking.
It's rare to get it right the first time. There's always experience behind the ones who do.
Try, then make it better.