A lot of great tips and advice! We all make mistakes, every single one of us, believe me! But, do yourself a great favor and keep a log of every one of your smokes, your mistakes and successes, and you will not only learn quicker you will have the confidence to trust your notes and won't have to remember 'fuzzy' assumptions or guesses - you will learn to take the few moments to keep a log, print out pages from SMF as necessary and build a great book of knowledge! It only takes a 3 ring notebook and a 3 hole punch and some paper/binder paper!
I have been forced, because of my strokes, to do the very same thing. I learned in ABI classes to keep a detailed notebook with 7 sections: 1) Schedule 2) Calendars 3) To Do list for that day, fill it out every day, check it 3 times so you don't forget things and work on your priorities 4) Notes - for things to refer to 5) How-To's (self-explanatory) 6) Strategies - ways to overcome cognitive, physical and emotional deficits, and 7) Misc. for lists, doctors, addresses, and so on. I carry this every where I go. To the store, to the house, to a neighbors, to church; everywhere except the bathroom, but I have to focus where I leave it. It is for short term memory loss, but reinforces long term memory retention because I can refer back at any time. "If You Think It, Then Ink It!" is the Mantra! It is the most dynamic, important, vital tool I can have, and it only cost under $10.
If you treat your smoking log the same way, you will reap the rewards of using and maintaining it. Inch by inch anything's a cinch, by the yard it's always hard - a stitch in time saves nine - there are saying that strengthen that concept from many places... they must have some truth in them! I'm living proof it works! Start now, use it, respect it, and enjoy all the benefit years from now as you stylize methods and recipes to perfection!
And, you'll make Chef Jimmy J and many others on here proud and you will too become "the expert" everyone will refer to!
