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I have become interested in woodworking and have built some picture frames, shelves, shop furniture and have other projects in mind. I do enjoy heading out int
by matt_s 5y ago
I have become interested in woodworking and have built some picture frames, shelves, shop furniture and have other projects in mind.
I do enjoy heading out into the garage, turning on some music on and just doing stuff with my hands. Your thoughts here about your father are enlightening because the experience of just doing something is what I enjoy. I need to focus less on the outcomes and more about spending time because I enjoy it.
There are a lot of online narratives (maybe more so in hacker forums like this) about how so-and-so started making a thing and now they quit their day job and do that professionally. Or in woodworking there are a lot of YT channels where the potential of replacing day job is there.
My goal should be focused on happiness being in the shop and if some usable piece of woodworking is the output that is a bonus.
- jazzyjackson 5y agoI was surprised by how much I learned on a recent episode of the “ologies” podcast on “eudemonology” - science of happiness. [0] evidentally a big factor in people’s happiness is whether they feel that they have adaquete free time. So maybe just having a hobby is just recognizing that you have some amount of time to yourself. Good episode. [0] https://www.alieward.com/ologies/eudemonology https://www.alieward.com/ologies/eudemonology