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hugotaylor1d ago
I used to think keeping count of stuff like that was kind of pointless, you know? Like who cares if it's your 100th or 500th loaf of bread or whatever. But then my buddy started tracking every batch of firewood he split last winter, and it hit me - it's not about the number, it's about seeing how far you've come. I bet that first croissant you made looked nothing like number 500. The way the lamination probably got more even, the folds cleaner. Makes me wonder what kind of little details you started picking up on between the first and the five hundredth.
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emma_garcia1d ago
Little details you started picking up on" - totally, it's like you start noticing the tiny things that actually make all the difference.
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the_wesley19h ago
Oh man, I gotta push back on this a little. Keeping count of something like croissants or firewood just feels like turning a fun hobby into a chore, you know? Like the whole point of baking is the smell and the taste and the mess, not a tally mark on a wall. I'd rather spend that brain power on trying a new recipe or figuring out why my dough didn't rise, not obsessing over whether I've done it 499 or 500 times. The progress shows in the final product, not in a number that changes the next time you do it. Maybe I'm just lazy, but counting stuff feels like homework, and baking should be the opposite of homework.
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