Comment by munificent
7 months ago
I've been very lucky that a couple of my hobbies have turned out well, but for every one of those, I promise you I have a dozen more that are just complete time wasters. :)
7 months ago
I've been very lucky that a couple of my hobbies have turned out well, but for every one of those, I promise you I have a dozen more that are just complete time wasters. :)
In all seriousness, I try to think of my projects and hobbies as sketches in a sketchbook. I might not be much of an engineer - sometimes I think I was built for a job that doesn't exist yet - but I feel like I learn from everything I do, and that has to count for something.
I hoped at some point I would produce some magnum opus that would make it all worthwhile. I thought that would happen in my twenties, and then my thirties. In my mid-forties, I think I just want to do little sketches for the rest of my life, always hinting at something and never revealing it. I can do actual work at my job. Which, based on my personal finances, I will also have for the rest of my life :)