[Jewelry making - Article 00168] - Re: [Orchid] Retipping sterling prong

[Peter W . Rowe]

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>          There was a statement made by Peter which is something the
>     novices need to comprehend fully..."Been there.  Done that."  What
>     that means is stuff happens and many times not the way we want or
>     expect. I do sympathize with you that you were given advice on how
>     to tip a stone and had a problem with it. 

    The upside to problems and mistakes is that it seems to me, you end
    up learning more from when things go wrong forcing you to examine
    what you've done, what you could do differently, and why things went
    wrong, than you learn when you just follow instructions and it works.
      "negative reinforcement" seems a very powerful memory and
    comprehension aid.  All too often, in this field where there are many
    people who'll gladly tell you how to do a thing, we take the simple
    route of asking for directions, instead of exploring and
    investigating, and figuring it out for ourselves.  Obviously, this
    avoids much trial and error, and a lot of pain.  But, it often means
    we know how to do things only because we've been told to do it that
    way, with little real understanding of why, or whether other methods
    might work to.  The things we learn from actual experience are much
    more deeply understood than the things we know just because we've
    been told so.  The mistakes, while unfortunate, fill in a lot of that
    untold information that usual instructions don't give you.   And it
    seems that no matter how well meaning teachers and instructors are,
    and how thorough the instructions and books and videos, in the end,
    there are some mistakes and disasters we're all just going to
    experience at some point anyway.  No sense feeling too bad about it. 
    Learn from it, remember the lessons, and move on. 

Peter


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