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…in reply to @farrarscott
farrarscott andy_matuschak gonna say that when it comes to capital-C Craft, there's no substitute for actual time spent polishing. you can want novel execution all you want, but you have to actually make the thing over and over (and crucially have to make that process simple for others to execute on later)
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…in reply to @nsfmc
farrarscott andy_matuschak disagree with the hobby/suffering though—the tight economics of restaurants make this aggrieved R&D necessary in order to stay afloat. you can def hone a craft w/o suffering, but it will take much much longer & your motivation will probably wane if your job isn't at stake.