Quote for the day
“The difference between the novice and the master is simply that the novice has not learnt, yet, how to do things in such a way that he can afford to make small mistakes. The master knows that the sequence of his actions will always allow him to cover his mistakes a little further down the line. It is this simple but essential knowledge which gives the work of a master carpenter its wonderful, smooth, relaxed, and almost unconcerned simplicity.”
Source: Christopher Alexander on the difference between a fifty-year-old carpenter and a novice
Jeremy:
What a great quote. I have definitely found this to be true. No matter how many books you read before newly attempting something, you’ll inevitably end up wishing you could take back one of your beginning steps.
Posted on May 30th, 2008 at 11:05 pm