There are some things I do that I know I shouldn't, and every time I do I feel stupid or guilty (or both). Here are the first three that come to mind for me:
1) Trying to stretch the life of consumables. I'm looking at you, knife blades and sandpaper. I know they're cheap and they're not supposed to last indefinitely. But I always look at a piece of sandpaper and think just a quick wire brushing will clean that right up. I'm even worse with knife blades, despite using snap-offs where it's trivial to get a fresh blade. And I'll end up ruining a part of struggling with something just because I was too stingy to snap one off and start fresh. This is the worst.
2) Rushing build steps. I'm inclined to give myself a break with this one, because it's often due to circumstances beyond my control, but there are times when I *know* I'm rushing something and taking a significant risk of coming up with a bad result.
3) Trying to apply too much paint in one coat. This is almost like a compulsion. After what is probably the correct amount of paint in a coat, I see a spot that isn't covered completely, and give it another quick shot, then do the same for another spot, and then when all is said and done I've virtually applied two or three full coats at once. I think I need someone standing next to me to forcibly take the spray can out of my hand at the appropriate time.
1) Trying to stretch the life of consumables. I'm looking at you, knife blades and sandpaper. I know they're cheap and they're not supposed to last indefinitely. But I always look at a piece of sandpaper and think just a quick wire brushing will clean that right up. I'm even worse with knife blades, despite using snap-offs where it's trivial to get a fresh blade. And I'll end up ruining a part of struggling with something just because I was too stingy to snap one off and start fresh. This is the worst.
2) Rushing build steps. I'm inclined to give myself a break with this one, because it's often due to circumstances beyond my control, but there are times when I *know* I'm rushing something and taking a significant risk of coming up with a bad result.
3) Trying to apply too much paint in one coat. This is almost like a compulsion. After what is probably the correct amount of paint in a coat, I see a spot that isn't covered completely, and give it another quick shot, then do the same for another spot, and then when all is said and done I've virtually applied two or three full coats at once. I think I need someone standing next to me to forcibly take the spray can out of my hand at the appropriate time.
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