Remember my friend who bought GameStop after everyone was already shouting about it? He saw one viral post and threw rent money at it, then had a full panic attack when it dipped 20% in a day. Took his loss and bought some crypto a YouTuber hyped, which also tanked. Dude was checking his phone every five minutes, it was actually sad. Learned the hard way that hype is NOT research.

Ever have one of those designers who just doesn't get your vision until you shove the right picture in their face? Showing a clear visual example early on saves so much headache. I've found some creatives need that specific reference point to click, even if you've described it perfectly. Next time just lead with the album cover mood board and skip the arguing.

@kim_mitchell43's advice sounds good, but borax never really changed much for me.

Oh perfect, our tax dollars at work funding modern art installations on telephone poles. Next they'll add some old pizza boxes and call it a statement on consumerism.

Ugh, don't even get me started... I tried to put some duct tape on a fraying cord last week and got so stressed about doing it "right" I almost gave up. My lines were crooked and there were bubbles, it looked terrible. I'm my own worst inspector sometimes.