Can we talk about the best way to phrase a question when you're stuck on a project?

I was laying tile in a Denver bathroom last week, totally stumped on a weird corner cut, and asking 'what's the dumbest mistake you've made on a job like this?' to a guy at the supply house got me way better advice than just asking for the 'right' way.

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dylanwells13d ago

That's the only way to get the real tricks.

aliceharris13d ago

Nah, you can learn plenty from good tutorials too. Sometimes the "real" way just means doing things the hard way for no reason. Why make it harder than it has to be?

taylor.jessica13d ago

Asking for the worst screw up is a master move. You skip the textbook answer and get the story about the time someone glued themselves to a subfloor. The real trade secrets are just well documented disasters.