"you might get to a point where you have everything painted" HAHAHAHAHAHA

I'm 38 and very new to the hobby.  My 11-year old daughter and I attended a starter session at our local Warhammer store yesterday evening where we got an introduction in how to play Age of Sigmar and then an hour or so of painting a Stormcast Eternal minature each.  The painting aspect is what always put me off Warhammer as a kid, but we both had an amazing time and both felt the most enjoyable part was painting.

This is perfect for my cousin who is afraid of starting any hobby because he's not very good. You're never going to be the best right away and you don't need to be the best!

That's what I've been advocating for years. Hobby is a crucial part of psychological hygiene. A distinction between work and hobby is absolutely crucial.

Crafting hobbies are among the top recommendations for psychological hygiene. They can help in preventing depression, fighting anxieties or sensory issues and many other brain malfunctions. Don't ruin their bountiful gifts by stumping them with feelings of pressure, guilt and this general looming feeling of the need to push yourself harder.

Don't get me wrong. I don't advise sitting all day on a couch and be all talk, no action — on the contrary. This is a crafting hobby and I think of it in terms of artefacts it produces. I just recommend switching how you approach your hobby and being more agile, relaxed and fresh about it.

"Why New Year resolutions are ruining your hobby" was the title of my piece on the subject, which tells a lot.

10/10 prefer an army with a mediocre paintjob over a grey one. (Also love the t-shirt)

One of the best feelings that I have is when you have an army completely painted, and you can just look at it.

Ladies and gentlemen, life is just too short.  People get confused between trying to improve, and trying to “be the best.” I started painting just because I thought it might make the game pieces look better.  Turns out I really enjoyed it.  Now I’m swimming in models that are unpainted nagging at me.  So I do have to tell myself that I don’t NEED to finish painting that second set of Legion Snowtroopers if I’d rather watch TV tonight. But the idea that I would someday produce models that would win contests never occurred to me.  All the things I enjoy I am mediocre at and my goal is to get good.  Not even great.  Just good.  Fishing, guitar, painting minis.  I’m happy to just do a good job.  Like I said, life is too short to make yourself miserable over your hobbies.

The fear of failure is an absolute mind killer. Relax, enjoy painting your mini's just for the hell of it. If you don't like the end result take a photo then strip it and start again. No one in the history of man has ever learned anything without making mistakes along the way.

This video is well timed. I started reading a book called The Paradox of Choice. One of the types of people it describes, they call maximizers. They have to have the best of everything and they spend so much time worrying about it that they are never happy with their choices or never make one.
I'm certainly a maximizer and it has been something I've struggled with for a long time. It's effected my progression in my hobbies and my life in general. It's nice to hear this advice from another source, especially when it relates to me so closely.
Thank you for making this video! Very helpful and inspiring.

I do my hobby because it makes me happy, i don't care if i'm the best or not. My hobby is for ME and no one else.

In model railroading there is the "good enough" philosophy. The idea that if it makes you happy then it's good enough. After all its your models and at the end of the day as long as your happy with it that's all that matters really.

I used to work with a TD who would say, "Done is beautiful." I heartily agree with that sentiment in regard to this hobby.

I enjoyed painting my minis much better when realised that 99% of people cant paint to "heavy metal" standard.

I like to say: Wherever I go, I am a tourist in other peoples' worlds.

There are always more talented and more dedicated people in any hobby. It's easy to get intimidated or frustrated by the work of incredible hobbyists, but I know how much time they devote to their craft. I'd much rather do other things.

Just today I saw on the Warhammer Community page a Nighthaunt army bashed to look like a freakish Commedia-inspired carnival. I'll never do anything like it; I may never kitbash a single model. I just loved to see something so unique and masterfully done. Real art.

Painting and modeling for me is, in addition to enjoyable, pain relief. Hobby time is one of the few times that I can ignore the pain in my foot.

I've learned to stop from Uncle Atom. Who cares it's not the best or the "right" way, I build and paint for myself and my own enjoyment.

I have active tremors in my dominant hand so for me the fun isn't from being great it's just from completing a model and then just enjoying that I have done it.
It makes me smile being able to just talk to people and learn and have fun with it

Hey when I was 12 I was better at painting then Sam was at 12! Looks like he surpassed me at 13.

i have been playing tabletop games since 1999. Last week for the first time ever i put brush to model. Turns out it seems a lot more intimidating than it actually is. I painted my Iron Golems in about a week and i experienced a very large amount of pride and a huge feeling of accomplishment.

i used to have very high standart for christmas celebration, with everything having to be done in a certain way... then i realized i made christmas a pain for everyone. Now i have a much more relaxed approach to it and i try to make it in my hobby as well.