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3/ I know that the naive version of the "10,000 hour" rule isn't perfectly correct, but my general take on * writing fiction * coding * woodworking * blacksmithing (and probably all other arts / crafts) is that you need to work your ass off and throw 99% of it away for years.
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4/ This is why I am made very angry by snake oil salesman saying things like > My method is designed to help authors in every genre produce high word counts with relentless stamina. I published 7 books in 2019 No First, write a million words Then throw them away bc they suck
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5/ Now you are prepared to actually write. Same exact thing for forging, making furniture, bowl turning, etc.
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6/ I can't tell you how many bad bowls I have thrown into the wood stove. Fortunately for me, wood grows on trees.
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9/ You have to accept that your output in craft X is going to suck for a very long time. Are you 5? Will mom praise you for trying hard despite your garbage results? No, you are not. No, she will not. So ... don't think that your first bowl is worthy of a gallery show.
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10/ Don't think that your first smithing project should be a sword. Don't think that your first 400,000 words should be sold at Amazon. If you make this mistake, you're just hideously embarrassing yourself and harming your reputation.
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11/ close your eyes, throw a dart at a list of crafts and skills congrats, you found one where huge amounts of practice and skill building is requiredhttps://twitter.com/PigeonGod/status/1280514901161709569 …
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12/ nothing I'm super proud of https://twitter.com/7362VEVO/status/1280533999409082369 …
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13/ the hearth crane I made (mounted inside fireplace to left, holding tea pot ) is ... meh I've done better, but not recentlypic.twitter.com/sHmnFrhLdt
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