That bit about favorite painters working that way is funny. My old art school was mostly monochrome studies for the first year, brown and gray everything. It did help, but man, I missed color.

My old notes were basically just a map of my own panic, lmao. Half of it was just me trying to guess what smart thing to say next. Once I left the notebook at home, the chats got way messier but way more honest. We actually started disagreeing and figuring stuff out together instead of just taking turns reading our prepared lines. Kind of embarrassing how long it took me to see that.

Totally agree, I uninstalled my sleep tracker last month after reading how much info it collects.

Watched my dad try to arrange my comics by color once. He thought it would look nicer on the shelf, but it messed up all my story lines. I spent a whole weekend putting them back in order by company and issue number. He still doesn't get why his rainbow system was such a big deal.

Your brisket recipe tests at $50 each sound like a smart move. Getting that client loyalty is key for steady work.