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In this weeks HQ session, AI came up. I have to admit I'm not a fan of AI, there are lots of reasons, some because I like to use my own creativity and if you don't use skills, you lose them. Recently though I have started to see the positive sides to AI. Today that took a leap forward! I recently posted about getting a grant towards a new clicker press to cut out leather shapes. I also invested a lot in the studio and business to get the clicker press up and running. What I haven't shared with anyone is that I have been struggling to cut through leather with it. I managed thin leathers but not the 3mm thick that I was wanting and needing. My husband would have a go and even with his strength it wouldn't work. So, today during his lunch break my husband asked AI (Copilot), why it wasn't working. It turned out the cutting board that came with the machine doesn't have enough give in it. So, the pressure of board won't allow the press knife to cut the last layer of fibres. This reminded me that I used to use leather underneath on my old machine. I tried it out and it cut like a dream! AI also told me the right type of cutting board I need buy. The Q&A piece it wrote was 36 pages long, so a lot to go through, but it helped me know where I was going wrong. I had assumed there was something wrong with the clicker press and that it didn't have 5 tonne of pressure. When in fact the problem was with the cutting board that came with the tool. I am so excited that my clicker press is now working. It has also shown me that I need to be a bit more open minded. Thanks for reading about my win. I hope you all have a good weekend 😀

You don't lack talent, you lack repetition. The people you admire just kept going when it got boring. Mastery is built in the moments nobody claps for.