Alright, so about this erin ashford thing I tried out. Total rollercoaster, let me tell you.
Stumbled across it while digging around for something new to test. Sounded kinda promising, you know? Like maybe a neat little tool or workflow trick people weren’t talking about much yet. Got curious.
So, fired up the laptop yesterday afternoon. Figured I’d give it a quick spin, nothing major. Jumped right in, followed the basic setup instructions I could find. Felt smooth at first, really smooth. Got a little cocky, maybe.
Started building something simple. Typed away, coded like mad for a couple hours. Things were actually coming together! Thought I was onto something slick. Kept adding bits, feeling good.
Then… wham. Hit the afternoon slump, maybe around 4 PM. Tried to push a bit further. Suddenly, nothing worked like it should. Errors popping up left and right.
Turns out I’d completely skipped over one massive, blinking red warning hidden in the docs.
Felt like an idiot. Went back, re-read everything. Yep, big fat warning sign. Guess I was moving too fast. Classic me.
Spent the rest of the evening wrestling with it. Tried workarounds, hacked at the config files, rebooted more times than I count. Kept hitting the same brick wall. My “simple” test project was now a mess.
Finally sat back late last night, nursing some cheap booze. Laughed at myself. This erin ashford approach? It kinda worked… until it absolutely didn’t. My mistake, mostly.
Here’s the gut punch I learned the hard way:
- Moving fast breaks things, especially when you ignore the docs screaming at you.
- Some stuff just works differently than your brain thinks it should.
- Assumptions will bite you. Every. Single. Time.
The whole project imploded this morning. Just ditched it. Learned the lesson, wiped the slate clean. Maybe it works great for others, smarter folks than me. Or maybe it’s just unfinished stuff.
Final thoughts? Cool idea in theory. Real-world practice kicked my butt hard. Maybe give it a shot if you have time to burn and patience to spare. Or, y’know, just read the manual properly.
