Book Review. Every Tool Is A Hammer: Life Is What Yous Arrive (By Adam Savage)
This book, published inwards 2019, is from Adam Savage of Mythbuster's fame.
The mass is a honey missive of the alphabet to making. The mass defines making non every bit the physical human activeness of edifice simply every bit the audacity of creating: "Making is to a greater extent than than the physical human activeness of building. It's dancing, it's sweing. It's cooking. It's writing songs. It's silk-screening. It's breaking novel trails both literally too figuratively."
To me, this mass is some other manifestation of the "War of Art" mass past times Steven Pressfield in a unlike format/domain. This mass talks virtually the resilience, the labor of creativity, too acting inwards human face upwards of a fearful/challenging project, which is also the theme of the War of Art book. The "How to live on a Pro" concept discussed inwards the War of Art mass is also explored inwards depth here. The honor for the craft, the tools, too the requirement to send something past times the deadline defines the professional. "Professional is patient, prepared, acts inwards human face upwards of fear, dedicated to mastering technique."
The mass has the next chapters:
1. Dig through the bottom of the rabbit hole
2. Lists
3. Checkboxes
4. Use to a greater extent than cooling fluid
5. Deadlines
6. Drawing
7. Increase your unloose tolerance
8. Screw>glue
9. Share
10. See everything, attain everything
11. Cardboard
12. Hammers, blades, scissors
13. Sweep upwards every day
The mass distills hard-earned wisdom from the maker-space, too it turns out these are universal lessons that apply to most creative too crafting, including writing (as inwards the War of Art book) too inquiry too figurer scientific discipline too engineering (as I effort to persuade yous via analogies below).
The get-go chapter is virtually the resistance. Getting started is ever hard, at that topographic point are too hence many unknowns, too this tin post away live on paralyzing. Adam says he is real lucky due to his temperament, too this is non also much of a employment for him. His curiosity too obsession makes starting piece of cake for him, too the mass doesn't pass much fourth dimension roofing this. If yous honey what yous do, yous don't require to run a unmarried day.
Chapters ii too three was a lot of fun. It may live on surprising to meet chapters on Lists too Checkboxes inwards a mass virtually making stuff, simply if yous mean value virtually it these are the most universal tools for dealing amongst complexity, too for staying organized too planning ahead. Surgeons too pilots convey checklist. Software engineers also purpose kanban, todo lists, too line tracking tools. For my ain inquiry too planning, I purpose Emacs Org-Mode, which is also lists too checkboxes. These are essential for keeping your caput clear.
Chapter 4, purpose to a greater extent than cooling fluid, is virtually the importance of going slow. "Professional is patient, prepared, acts inwards human face upwards of fear, dedicated to mastering technique." If yous desire to become far, become slow. Do non incur whatever technical debt. Technical debt bites yous dorsum big time.
Chapter five is virtually deadlines, because yous convey got to send it, dammit. Deadlines run wonders for getting papers written, features added, too projects completed. Adding unrealistic deadlines doesn't help, simply a deadline yous laid realistically is of import for focusing the project, eliminates the conclusion fatigue (due to also many possible options), too helps getting things wrapped up.
Chapter 6, on drawing, is all virtually the importance of modeling. As I convey been maxim for many years, use modeling too TLA+, people! The chapter makes almost the same points for the benefits of using drawing. Closely related to this, Chapter 11, Cardboard, is virtually the importance of rapid prototyping.
Chapter 7, growth your unloose tolerance, is a chapter on fault-tolerance. Chapter 8, screw>glue, is on the importance of modularity. These render prissy analogies inwards maker infinite virtually why edifice some slack, avoid tight coupling, too maintaining modularity is important, every bit for figurer systems too distributed systems.
Chapter nine is sharing your run amongst the community, too hence everyone, including you, do goodness from this human activeness of sharing. This is real applicable for research. Practicing opened upwards inquiry too disseminating results every bit good every bit the thought procedure behind them helps non exclusively the community simply the researcher every bit well. The researcher benefits past times getting feedback, making connections, too getting recognition inwards the community.
Chapter 10 is virtually Professionals develop a respectful human relationship amongst their arts and crafts too tools.
Chapter 12, hammers, blades, scissors, are about... actual hammers, blades, scissors. Ha, ha, I couldn't discovery an analogy or deep message here. In this chapter, he reviews some mutual types too gives tips for the makers/builders when choosing these tools.
I listened to this audiobook from Adam Savage's voice, too it was quite the treat. It looks similar he Adam had some theatre background, earlier his many years every bit a exhibit host, too hence his vox is real good trained too his passion for making comes through the reading crystal clear.
We convey undeniable affinity to the physical, too this is why it tin post away live on a actually practiced thought to purpose props inwards teaching.
The mass is a honey missive of the alphabet to making. The mass defines making non every bit the physical human activeness of edifice simply every bit the audacity of creating: "Making is to a greater extent than than the physical human activeness of building. It's dancing, it's sweing. It's cooking. It's writing songs. It's silk-screening. It's breaking novel trails both literally too figuratively."
To me, this mass is some other manifestation of the "War of Art" mass past times Steven Pressfield in a unlike format/domain. This mass talks virtually the resilience, the labor of creativity, too acting inwards human face upwards of a fearful/challenging project, which is also the theme of the War of Art book. The "How to live on a Pro" concept discussed inwards the War of Art mass is also explored inwards depth here. The honor for the craft, the tools, too the requirement to send something past times the deadline defines the professional. "Professional is patient, prepared, acts inwards human face upwards of fear, dedicated to mastering technique."
The mass has the next chapters:
1. Dig through the bottom of the rabbit hole
2. Lists
3. Checkboxes
4. Use to a greater extent than cooling fluid
5. Deadlines
6. Drawing
7. Increase your unloose tolerance
8. Screw>glue
9. Share
10. See everything, attain everything
11. Cardboard
12. Hammers, blades, scissors
13. Sweep upwards every day
The mass distills hard-earned wisdom from the maker-space, too it turns out these are universal lessons that apply to most creative too crafting, including writing (as inwards the War of Art book) too inquiry too figurer scientific discipline too engineering (as I effort to persuade yous via analogies below).
The get-go chapter is virtually the resistance. Getting started is ever hard, at that topographic point are too hence many unknowns, too this tin post away live on paralyzing. Adam says he is real lucky due to his temperament, too this is non also much of a employment for him. His curiosity too obsession makes starting piece of cake for him, too the mass doesn't pass much fourth dimension roofing this. If yous honey what yous do, yous don't require to run a unmarried day.
Chapters ii too three was a lot of fun. It may live on surprising to meet chapters on Lists too Checkboxes inwards a mass virtually making stuff, simply if yous mean value virtually it these are the most universal tools for dealing amongst complexity, too for staying organized too planning ahead. Surgeons too pilots convey checklist. Software engineers also purpose kanban, todo lists, too line tracking tools. For my ain inquiry too planning, I purpose Emacs Org-Mode, which is also lists too checkboxes. These are essential for keeping your caput clear.
Chapter 4, purpose to a greater extent than cooling fluid, is virtually the importance of going slow. "Professional is patient, prepared, acts inwards human face upwards of fear, dedicated to mastering technique." If yous desire to become far, become slow. Do non incur whatever technical debt. Technical debt bites yous dorsum big time.
Chapter five is virtually deadlines, because yous convey got to send it, dammit. Deadlines run wonders for getting papers written, features added, too projects completed. Adding unrealistic deadlines doesn't help, simply a deadline yous laid realistically is of import for focusing the project, eliminates the conclusion fatigue (due to also many possible options), too helps getting things wrapped up.
Chapter 6, on drawing, is all virtually the importance of modeling. As I convey been maxim for many years, use modeling too TLA+, people! The chapter makes almost the same points for the benefits of using drawing. Closely related to this, Chapter 11, Cardboard, is virtually the importance of rapid prototyping.
Chapter 7, growth your unloose tolerance, is a chapter on fault-tolerance. Chapter 8, screw>glue, is on the importance of modularity. These render prissy analogies inwards maker infinite virtually why edifice some slack, avoid tight coupling, too maintaining modularity is important, every bit for figurer systems too distributed systems.
Chapter nine is sharing your run amongst the community, too hence everyone, including you, do goodness from this human activeness of sharing. This is real applicable for research. Practicing opened upwards inquiry too disseminating results every bit good every bit the thought procedure behind them helps non exclusively the community simply the researcher every bit well. The researcher benefits past times getting feedback, making connections, too getting recognition inwards the community.
Chapter 10 is virtually Professionals develop a respectful human relationship amongst their arts and crafts too tools.
Chapter 12, hammers, blades, scissors, are about... actual hammers, blades, scissors. Ha, ha, I couldn't discovery an analogy or deep message here. In this chapter, he reviews some mutual types too gives tips for the makers/builders when choosing these tools.
I listened to this audiobook from Adam Savage's voice, too it was quite the treat. It looks similar he Adam had some theatre background, earlier his many years every bit a exhibit host, too hence his vox is real good trained too his passion for making comes through the reading crystal clear.
Bits or Atoms?
I am to a greater extent than of a bits person, simply I can't deny that making/creating physical things convey a unlike marking of attraction/joy for me. I felt real happy, the get-go fourth dimension I baked a breadstuff amongst the breadstuff machine. When I prepare things around the family or create something, I experience proud. Writing papers is fun, simply fifty-fifty at the cease of it, I similar to impress the paper, too concur it physically to inspect it.We convey undeniable affinity to the physical, too this is why it tin post away live on a actually practiced thought to purpose props inwards teaching.
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