Hit 500 dent repairs last week but I think counting them is pointless

Five hundred perfect paintless repairs done and honestly tracking that number didn't help me fix the next one any better, so has anyone else found that obsessing over milestones just adds pressure without actually improving your work?

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amy_murphy851mo ago

Exactly. Tracked my first 300 welds and realized I just got more anxious the closer I got to the number. Better off just focusing on the next job.

william_carter23d ago

@ruby450 hit it right on the head. The milestones become this weight you carry around for no reason. I had a buddy who tracked every single dent he pulled for two years and by the end he couldn't even look at his clipboard without getting tight in the chest. Numbers just sit there staring back at you like they're judging you or something. The only thing that matters is if the next dent comes out clean and the customer drives away satisfied. Everything else is just noise that gets in the way of doing the work.

ruby4501mo ago

Better off just focusing on the next job" - that's exactly it. I used to keep a detailed log of every customer I helped and it just made me feel like I was running a race that never ended. Numbers pile up but they don't tell you if you actually fixed it right or if the person was happy. I stopped counting after about 200 and my stress went way down. The anxiety over hitting some milestone is real and it messes with your head. You're not alone in that feeling.