The Recklessness of Taking Shortcuts in Making Things

Break icon designed by Robert Bjurshagen from The Noun Project collection

When making things, there is the temptation to take shortcuts. If you can get there faster, whether traveling, cooking, or designing—why not? Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should—the methods and processes play a crucial role in creation and overall quality of the result.

There is risk in not conforming to what rigorously works and elegantly lasts. In some cases, the shortcut is successful in contributing to a pro...