On building things you’ll be proud of

If you want to build things you & your kids’ll be proud of…

…there are a few things that you need to remember.

It’s supposed to be hard. It being hard is the point; if it were easy, everyone would do it effortlessly, and it would no longer be a standout achievement you’d be proud of having pursued in the first place.

It’s supposed to take time. It taking time is the point; if building it (and everything that’s involved in equipping you to be able to build it) were only a five minute trip around the corner, why celebrate the arrival?

It’s supposed to be a bit uncertain. If it was a sure-thing, where everyone achieved the same thing with absolutely certainty, is it really an achievement? Or would it be as notable as an eighteenth-place trophie?

Be okay with it being hard, taking ages, and being uncertain.

It’s the whole point.