PSA: One client's complaint about my timestamps changed my whole editing flow

I had a client in Austin tell me my timestamps were off by 3 seconds on a 45-minute video, and I realized they were right. Now I check each clip's original capture time before I even start cutting.

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casey26810h ago

Measuring beans wrong by 2 grams" - wait, that's a thing?

abbyhall10h ago

That thing about the 3-second error really hit home for me. It's wild how one little thing can make you question everything you thought was solid. I've noticed this pattern everywhere now - like how I used to think my coffee routine was perfect until I realized I was measuring the beans wrong by like 2 grams. Or when I thought I was good at parking until a friend pointed out I always leave the wheel turned a bit. It's like our brains get comfortable with being slightly off and we just stop noticing until someone shows us the real number.

the_elizabeth10h ago

It makes you wonder how many other things we're all just a little bit off about without even knowing it. @abbyhall you nailed it with that coffee example, that's exactly the kind of thing I catch myself doing all the time now.