Talked to my grandma about her starter and realized I've been overcomplicating things

I was visiting her last week and she asked how my sourdough was going. I started explaining my exact feeding schedule and temperature control, and she just smiled and said, 'Honey, I kept mine in a crock on the counter for forty years. Fed it when I remembered.' She baked with it every Sunday. It hit different because I've been stressing over perfecting my process, but hers was just about making bread for the family. I mean, her loaves were always great. Makes me wonder if I focus too much on the science and not enough on the feel. Anyone else get caught up in the details and forget the simple joy of it?

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the_mary1mo ago

The science is what makes it fun for me though.

smith.jordan1mo ago

Ugh, honestly the science stuff just kills the vibe for me. It turns a fun hobby into feeling like homework, like I'm back in class memorizing facts. I just want to enjoy the thing without needing a textbook open next to me.

finley_bennett2814d ago

Hear me out though, what if you just skip the parts of the science that feel like homework? Like I used to get bogged down in the whole chemistry side of things but then I realized I could just learn one tiny thing at a time. Now I just pick one weird fact that sounds cool and look it up for like five minutes. It turned the whole thing into little fun surprises instead of a big test. Keeps the hobby feeling like a hobby, you know?