Letting Yourself Feel Stupid Is The Smartest Thing You Can Do | Woodworking Rants
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- A slightly different format than most of my other videos, but this is something that I wanted to get out there for a little while, so here it is.
Props to you for always wearing your personal protective equipment. Respirators and goggles get uncomfortable, yet you continue to lead by setting a good example. Keep up the good work.
you're 100% right. I wish I had learned years ago that my greatest impediment to improvement (in anything) was to acknowledge that: 1) I'm not as smart as I think I am/aspire to be, 2) anything that I make or do for the first time is to be considered a prototype; something that will be flawed, and I shouldn't beat myself up too much for that, and improvements can and will be made in future iterations and 3)most importantly, that I needed to change my relationship with the idea that i'm WRONG about something. Instead of feeling defeated or worthless when I discover that I'm wrong about something, I should be grateful to have discovered that I'm wrong about something, as it's an opportunity to improve myself as well as the things i'm working on. Love your channel. Woodworking is also my hobby that I plan on never ruining by turning it into a job. For me, the woodshop is therapy and adding the stress of both financial concerns and the expectations of clients would ruin the thing that I love and escape to.
Most of the lessons we learn seem so obvious once we learn them, but I guess that's how life works. And same with me and woodworking! I'm hoping to be able to keep it a hobby because I noticed when I get into the "I have to make more things so I can push out more videos" mentality, I start dreading the projects. Having it as a hobby is amazing
Thank you for this video! I needed it. I’m recently retired and I decided to take up the hobby of woodworking. I’ve been pretty critical of my projects and gotten frustrated that I’m not as good at this as I thought I’d be. You’ve made me realize that I have to give myself a bit of grace considering that I haven’t been at this very long. You’re right, we need to enjoy the ride. Seriously, thank you!
I'm so happy to hear that! Woodworking has been one of the most Zen hobbies I've had, even despite the frustrations that come with it sometimes. The biggest thing that's helped me was saving the projects that I made, even when I thought they were awful, and then unboxing them after like 6 months. It's hard to notice progress as it's happening so being able to see the difference between my past and current projects has been huge for seeing improvement. I highly recommend it, even if you just save a picture of it
Mathematician! That explains why I (software developer with a degree in physics) instantly enjoyed your videos.
Engineer here. Had the same thought.
That's awesome! I'm working as a data scientist these days, so I too am in the computer life. I feel like with our type of job, woodworking-like hobbies are great, because while I love sitting at a desk and solving problems and then reveling in a good model accuracy, it's also really nice to make something physical that I can touch sometimes
I admire your wisdom 😃. You are the only woodworker I know that has such a smart philosophy and triggers my interest on your approach. I wished I had you in my workshop since I recognize myself on a similar level with discovering and working out solutions on the ever appearing problems and issues that woodwork brings forth. Thanks for going into details this much. You are an inspiration to me! 😀
Amen! I absolutely stunk at trig and calc for a while. I went back to my algebra books and mastered them, and THAT skill has helped me in almost every aspect of my life, including but not limited to playing music and woodworking. Goedel Escher Bach is still my favorite book (with Bucky’s _Synergetics_ a very close second.) Nonetheless, I’m enjoying your journey and, with this video, you’ve inspired me to get out into the shop to do some organizing!
I found this a really well presented, very important, subject. A lot of people are frightened to try something new, (not just in woodworking, but so much in life) even though they are pretty sure the'd enjoy it, through lack of confidence. Informed trial and error has been a huge benefit to so many once tried. One more thing, 45 isn't old, or at least not when you're 70 🤣🤣
Real time sanding: As long as you are doing a voiceover blog, or playing some instrumental music in the background during real time sanding, then real time sanding makes for some great B-Roll footage. Switch it up to keep some variety in your B-Roll footage. As long as real time sanding is not your one and only B-Roll footage, you are good to go. Material selection, moving tools and materials in the shop, cutting, shaping, sawing, drilling, applying finish to a project all make great B-Roll footage. Anyway, keep up the good work!
love the humour. some great thoughts as well.
personally felt every word of this video 100%
Confusion is the beginning of new insight.
I came for a picture frame video, and stayed for a life lesson! Everything you said is absolutely relatable. To throw in another cliche, I try to focus on enjoying the process, when learning something new. Crucial part of this sentence is TRY. It’s not always easy to enjoy sucking at something 😂. Thanks for another great video! (despite the lack of picture frame content 😜)
I threw in an Easter egg at 0:40 in the bottom right corner for anyone who watched the previous videos 😂 Just so I can stay on theme
Oh yes, that Easter egg was not missed, and definitely appreciated 😂
Going back to school later in life has been a revelation. Even though I'll mess up the assignments just as much, I don't feel bad about them this time and I'll redo them until I get them right instead of getting discouraged and giving up. This video reminds me of the Jake line from Adventure Time, "Dude, sucking at something is the first step towards sorta being good at something."
I like using sanded plywood on my projects to cut down on sanding time.
Ha! I don't remember that line from Adventure Time, but I like it. So true and needs to be said more often
I really appreciate yer videos! thanks so much for your humility and candor. I'm getting older, learning a new field, a new language, and finding myself more patient than I was when in college 😅
I appreciate that so much! And I think that whole aging/learning thing is funny how we approach it... we stop learning new things as we get older cuz it gets too hard, but in reality, keeping the brain active is what slows down the aging process. We just have to stop beating ourselves up
This is >>NOT
That's awesome!! And your experience with quilting sounds roughly like mine in woodworking... majority of people have been a lot kinder than I expected, and that was amazing to experience. I actually considered doing some sewing related things on this channel, but wasn't sure if it would work for this channel. I'm personally a huge fan of having a diverse skillet and think fabric work and woodworking go hand in hand. We actually had a workshop at our shop not too long ago where we all learned how to sew, and I'm hoping to integrate that into some furniture builds in the future. I hope you keep enjoying your new hobby!
amazing video and message!
Another awesome video and I’m still around since you promise and didn’t do another picture fame 😂. Now about the part of older people like over 45!!! I like to be referred to as un-young 😂 Keep up with the video and hope 10K subs soon
Lol! I almost broke that promise actually. I had to physically talk myself out of it
On behalf of all the dumb people out there. Celebrate your stupidity and revel in the knowledge that you're not alone! I'm thinking about starting my own UA-cam channel it would be something like, "don't let reality get in the way of your dreams". I go through life happily knowing I have no idea what I'm doing most of the time, yea for me! I try something new, I fail, and then I try again.
With the hope that eventually I will find something that I can do half-ass and be completely content with it. It's the old Greek philosophy that propels me into a new abyss based on the belief that even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now then. Great video by the way.
And funny enough, the ppl who are ok calling themselves stupid tend to be the smartest ones from my experience. As far as the UA-cam channel goes, go for it! I think it's a great idea. Be prepared for some cruel comments here and there, but that's internet so don't take those personally
My organisational abilities in the shop are, well, ...😮, but I can learn anything given enough drive and time. I try to teach this to my students too
Thank you for the reminder. The only way to never make mistakes is to never do anything. Interesting video.
Thank you! I really appreciate that
Im a 40 year old neurobiologist (no teacher 😄) and I’m constantly learning new things at work. I guess I always had to do that in my job, it’s just now at my age that I’m appreciating it.
Ooh, neurobiology is so cool! And complicated... but cool!
Great video so so true .
Great video. I have an issue with not being able to pick up a skill immediately and being perfect at it. This is one of the reasons I started my UA-cam channel. I need to learn to be bad at something that I have never done before. I hate hearing my voice and seeing myself on the screen. I hate not having the perfectly polished videos. I wish I would have done this a long time ago and not waited until I was 50+ years old. Its OK to suck at something.
I definitely felt that UA-cam video part... I struggle with the same thing; voice, being on camera, and not being polished. BUT I will say that I think over the last few years people have been gravitating more towards the "real" UA-cam creators, because too many channels became almost like overproduced reality TV. So I think being unrefined is actually an asset
This is a common thing in writing. If you're stuck on writing something "good", write some trash. Usually something good will come out of those ashes
You're rad.
Aww, thank you 😊
That looks like my work bench after each project 😂
Good talk I switched careers to and I royally suck right now 😂. I am improving and learning to not stay inside the box but gosh it's hard sucking badly when i'm use to grasping things quickly
I'm settled in my career right now but have constant anxiety about how it would go if I had to switch, so I definitely feel that. I also think impostor syndrome might have a lot to do with your feelings, so just keep trucking. I think just the fact that you're aware enough to care about how well you're doing means that you're doing better than you think
Appreciate your videos since I'm relatively new to woodworking. Will you make any videos without your mask on? 😊
I don't think so :/ I have quite a few comments asking about this, but I'm not super comfortable on camera and not showing my face makes it a lot easier to be myself personality-wise. Also, the shop is way dustier than it looks on camera so the respirator helps a lot 😂
Wow. You are me!
that looks like my work bench BEFORE! each project..and after
😂 Same. Which is why I'm so bad at talking myself into cleaning... it'll just be a mess again in 30
i really enjoy your content,your very funny and enjoyable to watch,i wonder if you have considered building a woodworking steady rest,i make them and sell them,specific to individual lathes,id love to see how you would make one
Teaching an old dog new tricks is not impossible, it just not very common. You got to want it...
100%. The drive definitely has to come from inside, and I suppose that's the catch
Grazie.
Ah, thank you so much! 🙏🙏
Always like the videos but still thinks it's weird to wear a respirator all the time. Lol
Thanks! And yeah, I get that a lot. I'm thinking of doing a Q&A where I talk about it a bit
Rant from someone gifted who think everyone else is as gifted as them.
Aww, you're sweet to say that. I don't know if I would say I'm gifted. It's more just practice than anything. I'm a perfect failure at many many more things 😅