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Practice
Practice shows how skill
is exercised under real conditions.
Work in Progress
Work rarely appears as a finished state. It exists between stages, paused mid-task or partially assembled. Materials are left open, exposed to dust, handling, and return.
Objects move forward in increments. A piece may be worked on briefly, set aside, and resumed later without loss of continuity. Completion is not urgent; continuity is.
What matters is not speed, but the ability to re-enter the work without restarting it. Practice showing itself here is unfinished, but intact.
Repetition and Adjustment
The same action is repeated many times, rarely in identical conditions. Slight changes in material, temperature, or tool response require continuous adjustment. No single execution stands on its own.
Precision emerges through this repetition. Small corrections accumulate quietly: a tighter grip, a slower cut, a modified angle. These changes are rarely remarked upon, but they shape the outcome.
What appears consistent from the outside is maintained through constant calibration. Practice here is not variation for its own sake, but alignment sustained over time.
Shared Space
Work rarely occupies a space on its own. It unfolds alongside domestic activity, conversation, storage, and movement. Tools and materials share room with everyday life.
Tasks are interrupted and resumed without ceremony. A surface used for work may also serve other purposes before returning to use. Practice adapts to these overlaps rather than isolating itself from them.
This proximity shapes how work is done. Movements are economical. Setups remain temporary. Continuity is maintained not through control of space, but through familiarity with it.
Waiting
Some stages of work cannot be rushed. Materials must rest, dry, cool, or settle before the next action can occur. These intervals are not empty; they define the pace of practice.
Waiting structures the day. Time is divided around processes rather than deadlines. During pauses, attention shifts to other tasks, maintenance, or preparation, allowing work to remain continuous without being compressed.
Practice accommodates these delays without treating them as inefficiencies. What cannot be hurried is given time, and work resumes when conditions allow.
Correction
Not every action succeeds. Pieces are reworked, adjusted, or discarded when tolerances are exceeded. Correction is part of the process, not an exception to it.
Errors are addressed through intervention rather than discussion. A surface is recut. A joint is redone. A batch is set aside. Standards are enforced through consequence, not explanation.
Practice remains intact because correction is expected. What fails is not hidden or dramatized; it is absorbed into the work and resolved through repetition.
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