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Ten years of fantasy, some lessons

copper-wren-97

I've been at this for a while now and still feel like a beginner.

I tried the usual recommendations and none of them stuck.

This came up at work last week and I couldn't let it go.

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gentle-wren-15

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

rustling-sedge-46

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

copper-wren-38

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

dusky-pine-588 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

wild-yarrow-797 more

The official docs are better than they look.

dusky-hazel-37

Same experience here.

hollow-thistle-961 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

bright-moth-62

hollow-thistle-96 wrote:

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

wild-beech-251 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

tidal-beech-24

Saving this for later.

amber-hazel-101 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

copper-birch-59

amber-hazel-10 wrote:

Whatever you pick, pick it soon.

Second this.

gentle-hazel-652 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

copper-lichen-34

gentle-hazel-65 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

dusky-birch-23

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.