I've made this twice now, but it's not at all like the video and I don't know why. The first time, I halved all of the ingredients but used 40g of unfed starter (because it's a little cold). After about 13 hours on the counter, it had only risen about 30%. I couldn't shape it at all because it was a wet, sticky mass with no structure at all. I threw it out.
The second time, I used activated starter, but otherwise the same measurement of ingredients. Every time I folded it after mixing, I pulled it all out of the container and did it on a floured cutting board, adding a bit of flour until it wasn't super-sticky. I ended up folding it 4 times (and adding flour). I left it on top of the fridge (a little warmer than the counter) for 12 hours and it rose beautifully. However, it was still sticky and shaping was tough - there was no seam to put up or down. After I let it rest and moved it into a towel-lined bowl, it still stuck to the cutting board a bit. I'm going to let it cold-ferment and then bake it, but I'm not optimistic. How do I get my dough to act like the dough in the video?

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