THE PRO-GEAR TRAP.
Buying professional grade equipment provides an immediate hit of identity without doing any actual work. Start with the cheapest, ugliest starter kit.
Before you spend $450 on specialty leatherworking tools, oil paints, or a sourdough crock, let us predict the survival rate.
Buying professional grade equipment provides an immediate hit of identity without doing any actual work. Start with the cheapest, ugliest starter kit.
Rent, borrow, or buy second-hand. Put ten real hours into the actual craft before you buy specialized apparel or start an Instagram account for it.
No! Sampling human curiosity is joyful. Just don’t fund each sample like a venture-backed startup.
Walking, library books, writing, bodyweight fitness, and bird watching are practically free.