Chen notes that "quieting the mind and concentrating" is an absolute necessity for carving miniatures. If one is fidgety, one won't have the concentration to wield a knife properly, let alone enter the miniature world.
陳逢顯指出，「心靜專一」是毫芒雕刻的不二法門，如果心浮氣躁，根本無法凝神運刀，更遑論神遊芥子內的大千世界。