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How many of us over-think stuff?
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 10:03 am
by robinson46176
Re: How many of us over-think stuff?
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 10:11 am
by garys
I spend as much time building my woodworking projects in my head as I spend later actually building them on the Shopsmith.
But, if I do it that way, that "snarl" at the right side of your graph ends up in the "thinking" process and everything is nice and straight before I get to cutting wood. Overthinking saves me a lot of frustration and wasted wood.
Re: How many of us over-think stuff?
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 3:41 pm
by benush26
Guilty of over thinking AND over engineering
. In my past, it came with the territory and I don't' seem to change now that I can.
Like garys, I spend a great deal of time thinking it over (and over and over and........)
with the result that I often find a simpler way. I used to say that I would create it and break it in my head so many times that it finally came out nearly break proof (though MANY proved me wrong on that count!)
Personally I like the mental challenge.
One of my best friends was a build it with no actual plans and little fore thought type except he could see in his mind what he wanted and then just did it. Dang I envied that ability!! He also had exceptional spacial recognition capabilities. I also think he had an eidetic memory!
When I create a plan for others, I am WAY too verbose (yup, just like here!), leaving few if any details missing, even the simple ones
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I find I am critiquing other's plans in my head (though will follow them to the letter if that is the job).
See, I have even over thought the reply to this!!!!
But instead of reviewing and revising it I'll just press submit (after checking for spelling errors)
Be well,
Ben
Re: How many of us over-think stuff?
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 6:45 pm
by ChrisNeilan
When I was just starting out, my mentor had a saying, "Ain't no church, nail it!" I have since found religion!
Re: How many of us over-think stuff?
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:31 pm
by ryanbp01
benush26 wrote:Guilty of over thinking AND over engineering
. In my past, it came with the territory and I don't' seem to change now that I can.
Like garys, I spend a great deal of time thinking it over (and over and over and........)
with the result that I often find a simpler way. I used to say that I would create it and break it in my head so many times that it finally came out nearly break proof (though MANY proved me wrong on that count!)
Guilty on both counts! Sometimes I overthink things to the point of inaction, especially when it comes to a woodworking project.
BPR
Re: How many of us over-think stuff?
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:34 pm
by algale
ryanbp01 wrote:
Guilty on both counts! Sometimes I overthink things to the point of inaction, especially when it comes to a woodworking project.
BPR
Couldn't have said it better. See A Slow Boat to Nowhere for proof.
Re: How many of us over-think stuff?
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 12:10 am
by bobgroh
Oh, goodness, you've hit me where I live! I have been trying to cut down on the thinking and ramp up the doing -- with somewhat limited success but getting there. For example, I wanted a tray/box/something under my 2nd SS. Piddled around with ideas for years, tried a few things - always got bogged down and it never got done. Until a couple of months ago where I just grabbed a piece of left over plywood and some 2x4's and wacked up something that is .... well, better than nothing. I'll post some pictures sometime. And that is only one example.
Like I said, I am a work in progress.
