SNIP:   "If there is no room for error, I tend to back off a little
because I will make that error."

About 30 years ago, I took a cooking course in "Naw Leens" and between
beers, the very large chef told me the  FIRST rule of Cookery, "Never name
what ya'll gonna serve, 'till it's plated"
That was part of the origin story of "blackened catfish" (not a 'mistake'-
its actually a 'feature'!)
Cheahs, y'all
Claudio (fondly recalling the Cajuns)
(this is true- apart from never giving an ETA for a project, don't tell
them what it's gonna be until you carry it out the door...)