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Making Mistakes
On catching mistakes early, error-embracing, and practicing. I was putting on the last few handles for some mugs last night and discovered that things were not going well and that maybe I should go to bed rather than mess up … Read the rest
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Do The Thing
On habits, action, and why Epictetus said what you already know. Epictetus wrote in the Discourses that every habit and every faculty is confirmed and strengthened by the corresponding actions. The faculty of walking by walking. The faculty of running … Read the rest
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Calm, Creation, and Choosing What Comes Next
Creek Road Pottery LLC Newsletter – June 21st, 2026- Hello from rural Pennsylvania, where the kiln bricks are numbered and waiting, the Collectors Club has its first five members, and the studio is reminding me daily that the pots … Read the rest
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On Pottery Debt
How I Spent $1300 on Interest in 2025. One of the things I am doing to prep for a terrible time is to pay down debt. There were some bills we put on a card due to emergencies and … Read the rest
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The Gallery and the Guilt.
A Day Off That Felt Like Failure.Today was spent volunteering at a local art gallery that was changing hands. We had to move work and set up different artists in different areas as changes are being made. It … Read the rest
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Showing Up Counts
Even When Nothing Gets Done Today was a nothing day. I slept most of it after another long night shift at the factory. When I finally woke up around 11:00 AM, I had that disoriented feeling of not knowing what … Read the rest
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Investing in the Work
When the Pots Pay for the Pots.Today the wind blew quite hard, though it was quite nice out for a change. I went over some more finances and loaded numbers into the H&R Block website. That took most … Read the rest
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The Days Between
Showing Up When Nothing Big Happens Not every day has a breakthrough. Some days you just show up at the factory, work the shift, come home tired, and write because you said you would write. Today is one of those … Read the rest
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The Same Work in Different Places
Problem-Solving at the Factory and the Studio Today we had to complete a few difficult jobs that required some creative troubleshooting at the big paper factory. Today was a day of maintenance. We were all assigned jobs with each other … Read the rest
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Working With Artificial Intelligence
Three Years of Tests and Mistakes. Artificial Intelligence is here, and we will either find ourselves working with artificial intelligence or for artificial intelligence. For me I would rather with with A.I. rather than for it. For the last … Read the rest
