I think this might be a ceramics thing in particular. Throwing pots is hugely about practice effects and muscle memory and feeling the clay thin and unbalance before it goes pear-shaped. There are probably other fields to which this pattern applies, but let’s not assume it’s a general rule.
For example, I bet there are fields where doing a lot of something without caring about results quickly plateaus your quality and then drops it as you start cutting corners, but concentrating on each individual piece lets you ramp up quality over a few iterations without that deterioration.
Yeah, I miss ceramics. A potter’s wheel tops the list of Things I Would Do With Lots Of Empty Rooms To Fill.
Edit: Why do I keep being wistful about things and not Googling? Two minutes of looking found me a potter’s studio with day passes and firing services within walking distance.
I think this might be a ceramics thing in particular. Throwing pots is hugely about practice effects and muscle memory and feeling the clay thin and unbalance before it goes pear-shaped. There are probably other fields to which this pattern applies, but let’s not assume it’s a general rule.
For example, I bet there are fields where doing a lot of something without caring about results quickly plateaus your quality and then drops it as you start cutting corners, but concentrating on each individual piece lets you ramp up quality over a few iterations without that deterioration.
I would expect iteration to be more useful when clear and immediate feedback is available.
Seriously. Dang clay. Still hella fun though.
Yeah, I miss ceramics. A potter’s wheel tops the list of Things I Would Do With Lots Of Empty Rooms To Fill.
Edit: Why do I keep being wistful about things and not Googling? Two minutes of looking found me a potter’s studio with day passes and firing services within walking distance.