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quiet-beech-5

This came up at work last week and I couldn't let it go. Happy to share what worked for me if anyone's interested.

tidal-alder-61

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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amber-otter-95

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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hollow-lichen-31

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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amber-clover-201 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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copper-clover-47

Small correction, but the point stands.
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gentle-fern-40

Good question, following.
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quiet-pine-7714 more

The cheap option was fine for years.
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amber-fern-771 more

quiet-pine-77 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.

Same experience here.
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dusky-willow-13

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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dusky-reed-739 more

quiet-pine-77 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.

The cheap option was fine for years.
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slow-sedge-0

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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silver-reed-682 more

dusky-reed-73 wrote:

quiet-pine-77 wrote:

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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mossy-hazel-96

Small correction, but the point stands.
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still-pine-94

Saving this for later.
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copper-rowan-371 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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silver-willow-78

copper-rowan-37 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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silver-thistle-85

dusky-reed-73 wrote:

quiet-pine-77 wrote:

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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silver-sedge-59

dusky-reed-73 wrote:

quiet-pine-77 wrote:

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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gentle-lichen-28

dusky-reed-73 wrote:

quiet-pine-77 wrote:

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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tidal-yarrow-541 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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copper-rowan-90

tidal-yarrow-54 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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slow-fern-32

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still-moth-183 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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late-moth-90

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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tidal-finch-231 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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wry-willow-91

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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misty-lichen-38

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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slow-reed-74

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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still-heron-88

The cheap option was fine for years.
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slow-birch-692 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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still-beech-58

Could you share a photo?
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wry-sedge-82

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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misty-birch-70

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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quiet-beech-95

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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bright-sparrow-154 more

This deserves its own thread.
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copper-beech-631 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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woven-birch-24

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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late-thistle-01 more

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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gentle-birch-73

late-thistle-0 wrote:

That's fair.

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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rustling-wren-2010 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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woven-beech-195 more

rustling-wren-20 wrote:

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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wry-birch-25

Saving this for later.
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sunlit-clover-103 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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bright-reed-14

The cheap option was fine for years.
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late-clover-381 more

Second this.
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pale-wren-43

late-clover-38 wrote:

Second this.

Small correction, but the point stands.
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mossy-sedge-953 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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mossy-reed-892 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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mossy-alder-621 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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quiet-hazel-91

mossy-alder-62 wrote:

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

The official docs are better than they look.
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hollow-reed-22

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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rustling-beech-114 more

The cheap option was fine for years.
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misty-reed-752 more

rustling-beech-11 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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wry-sparrow-46

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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wry-sedge-83

misty-reed-75 wrote:

rustling-beech-11 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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amber-otter-35

rustling-beech-11 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.

Second this.
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hollow-finch-77

The official docs are better than they look.
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dusky-beech-27

Second this.
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slow-clover-31

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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silver-beech-97

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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woven-moth-563 more

Good question, following.
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gentle-moth-61 more

The official docs are better than they look.
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rustling-hazel-41

gentle-moth-6 wrote:

The official docs are better than they look.

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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slow-sparrow-87

The official docs are better than they look.
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still-pine-70

This deserves its own thread.
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mossy-alder-62

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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dusky-rowan-541 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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hollow-wren-21

dusky-rowan-54 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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still-rowan-94

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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dusky-fern-93

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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still-beech-231 more

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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dusky-yarrow-75

The cheap option was fine for years.
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rustling-birch-57

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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quiet-rowan-498 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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bright-pine-42

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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pale-pine-676 more

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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wry-pine-563 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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rustling-sedge-461 more

wry-pine-56 wrote:

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

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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late-pine-10

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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amber-lichen-17

Second this.
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quiet-fern-811 more

This deserves its own thread.
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hollow-otter-95

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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woven-beech-773 more

Good question, following.
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silver-beech-542 more

Small correction, but the point stands.
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dusky-reed-621 more

silver-beech-54 wrote:

Small correction, but the point stands.

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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gentle-birch-1

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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bright-wren-52

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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wry-sparrow-46

Second this.
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late-pine-10

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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slow-alder-64

Saving this for later.
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wry-sparrow-103 more

Small correction, but the point stands.
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tidal-thistle-51

wry-sparrow-10 wrote:

Small correction, but the point stands.

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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bright-heron-31 more

Same experience here.
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bright-moth-69

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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rustling-alder-823 more

Good question, following.
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still-clover-771 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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slow-wren-85

still-clover-77 wrote:

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

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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bright-pine-96

rustling-alder-82 wrote:

Good question, following.

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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silver-yarrow-10

Saving this for later.
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still-wren-442 more

Could you share a photo?
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woven-alder-171 more

Small correction, but the point stands.
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bright-alder-80

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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gentle-pine-95

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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pale-willow-7

Could you share a photo?
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rustling-otter-323 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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copper-hazel-401 more

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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copper-finch-22

copper-hazel-40 wrote:

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

Good question, following.
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still-rowan-95

The official docs are better than they look.
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still-hazel-914 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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misty-moth-102 more

still-hazel-91 wrote:

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

This deserves its own thread.
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wry-willow-98

Could you share a photo?
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pale-pine-1

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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rustling-beech-15

Good question, following.
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late-pine-12

Small correction, but the point stands.
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amber-moth-90

Saving this for later.
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rustling-heron-176 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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quiet-sparrow-12

Second this.
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copper-otter-77

rustling-heron-17 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

The official docs are better than they look.
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tidal-rowan-672 more

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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rustling-birch-621 more

The official docs are better than they look.
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slow-heron-64

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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late-otter-50

This deserves its own thread.
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