Unloading the kiln is like Christmas morning (or even better).

I predict. I  plan. I practice and then I proceed to produce desirable outcomes. I combine a little bit if experience with creativity, a little of the former with the later, a little of what is known with the unknown. And then, I take a deep breath, start the kiln and leave room for serendipity  (fortunate happenstance or pleasant surprise according to Wikipedia).