Hit 200 bound books last week and it felt off

I kept count of every book I finished binding since I started three years ago. But when I hit 200 last Tuesday it didn't feel like a win because most of them were cheap journals I did for practice, not ones I'd show a customer. Am I the only one who gets weird about reaching a number when the quality isn't there?

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paul_taylor213d ago

The_harper makes it sound like those 150 were a waste, but I think you're both being too hard on yourselves. Every one of those cheap experiments taught you something you wouldn't have learned otherwise, and that's what makes the milestone mean something even if the books aren't showroom quality.

jade_jenkins3d ago

@the_harper nailed it, I'm just out here making fancy trash nobody will ever see.

the_harper3d ago

Hit 150 a few months back and it felt exactly the same way. Kept telling myself they were just practice runs but it still stung because half of them I'd never want anyone to see. I get how weird it is to celebrate a milestone when so many of those books are just cheap experiments you did on your kitchen table. The number looks nice on paper but it doesn't match what you actually feel proud of, you know? It's like counting steps on a treadmill when you really wanted to be running outside.