@return2ozma to Ask Lemmy • 1 month agoWhat's a life lesson you learned the hard way that you'd want to share with others to help them avoid the same mistake?message-square247arrow-up1229arrow-down116
arrow-up1213arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a life lesson you learned the hard way that you'd want to share with others to help them avoid the same mistake?@return2ozma to Ask Lemmy • 1 month agomessage-square247
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink57•1 month agoDon’t take shortcuts doing DIY. Prepare, use the right tools. Don’t skip steps or do things “quick and dirty”. Clean up afterwards.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•30 days agoAlso don’t expect to do it well the first time. Skills take practice to develop. Practice with those tools before you apply them to expensive materials for the thing you really want to make.
minus-squaretiredofsametablinkfedilink3•30 days agoThis also applies to software engineering and farming, from experience.
Don’t take shortcuts doing DIY. Prepare, use the right tools. Don’t skip steps or do things “quick and dirty”. Clean up afterwards.
Also don’t expect to do it well the first time. Skills take practice to develop. Practice with those tools before you apply them to expensive materials for the thing you really want to make.
This also applies to software engineering and farming, from experience.