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Daily mantra

Updated: 3th of February 2026

And, from the chat, it was mentioned ... "the strategy to adopt might still depend on people/student background and past experience... ".

  1. Supply-side time management - focus on what is achievable in the available hours.
  2. Document as you go — in time sequence, include failures/recoveries, findings, sketches (easier to cut than recreate lost details)
  3. Spiral development — better to have something working on time than perfect later. KILL YOUR DARLINGS!
  4. Content over style — effective communication beats beautiful pages.
  5. Sketch first (paper!) before opening any 3D tool.
  6. Plan your final project early — make it personal, fun, your choice, integrate weekly, research ahead.
  7. Talk openly about mistakes; it helps others and proves understanding.
  8. Rest & mood awareness — pay attention to my self; don't get into too much rabbit holes
  9. Reproducibility first — write so others (or future you) can follow exactly.
  10. Have fun/style — inject personality/humor; choose tools/workflows you enjoy.
  11. Review daily/weekly — reflections prevent repeating mistakes.
  12. Accept that I can't master all the tools.
  13. Others might go faster because of previous experience; it doesn't mean I'm stupid
  14. This is a marathon not a sprint!!!
  15. Others are not you and vice versa; different experience, interests.
  16. Persistence pays off!

Updated: 25th of January 2026 (after kickoff and local session)

  1. Supply-side time management - focus on what is achievable in the available hours.
  2. Document as you go — in time sequence, include failures/recoveries, findings, sketches (easier to cut than recreate lost details)
  3. Spiral development — better to have something working on time than perfect later. KILL YOUR DARLINGS!
  4. Content over style — effective communication beats beautiful pages.
  5. Sketch first (paper!) before opening any 3D tool.
  6. Plan your final project early — make it personal, fun, your choice, integrate weekly, research ahead.
  7. Talk openly about mistakes; it helps others and proves understanding.
  8. Rest & mood awareness — pay attention to my self; don't get into too much rabbit holes
  9. Photo's that are bigger than 3Mb per piece - you're in trouble
  10. Video's same idea - compress, compress, compress
  11. Make templates — consistent structure (hero, reflections, sources) makes reading easy and grading clear.
  12. Reproducibility first — write so others (or future you) can follow exactly.
  13. Have fun/style — inject personality/humor; choose tools/workflows you enjoy.
  14. Review daily/weekly — reflections prevent repeating mistakes.

New: first version after 2 days of bootcamp

  1. Supply-side time management - focus on what is achievable in the available hours.
  2. Document as you go — in time sequence, include failures/recoveries, findings, sketches (easier to cut than recreate lost details)
  3. Spiral development — better to have something working on time than perfect later.
  4. Content over style — effective communication beats beautiful pages.
  5. Sketch first (paper!) before opening any 3D tool.
  6. Plan your final project early — make it personal, fun, your choice, integrate weekly, research ahead.
  7. Talk openly about mistakes; it helps others and proves understanding.
  8. Rest & mood awareness — pay attention to my self; don't get into too much rabbit holes
  9. Photo's that are bigger than 3Mb per piece - you're in trouble
  10. Video's same idea - compress, compress, compress