Buy the right tools.
Practice.
Make mistakes.
Learn from those mistakes.
Mudding is definitely one of the harder things to get used to. My first job mudding I only had to hang a sheet of drywall for a repair so I bought some mesh tape, some pre-mixed compound and a 4" drywall knife. Suffice to say I can definitely see that repair as the mud sticks out and the mesh tape has cracked a bit. Moving forward next time I had a few panels to do and I learnt to use paper tape, setting compound and buy a proper 6" and 10" knife to feather it out. The joints look great painted and you can't see them but if I hold a flat edge against them I can definitely tell I built them up too much. Attempt 3 was a complete bathroom and I did the same thing but focused on thin coats of mud and really took my time at that step. The results were very little sanding and perfectly flat joints where even a flat edge and a flash light won't give away my secrets.
Long story short. Practice and learn from your mistakes.
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