The closer the deadline, the more likely you’ll start thinking waaay outside the box.
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More Adam Savage Quotes
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We’re discovering the hidden orders of the universe every day.
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You give me a drawing, you give me a prop to replicate, you give me a crane, scaffolding, parts from ‘Star Wars’
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I just had one of those ‘what the hell are we doing’ moments.
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Well, first he called me up to tell me to clear my crap back out of his shop – and he said, “
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I’ve learned over decades of building that a deadline is a potent tool for problem-solving.
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It’s a treat to see the sun rise over the desert. What am I saying? It’s a treat to fire off a rocket car over the desert!
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Bad spellers of the world untie!
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Especially parts from ‘Star Wars’ – I can do this stuff all day long. It’s exactly how I made my living for 15 years.
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Failure is always an option.
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And there are days when just going into work and building something from someone else’s drawing sounds like going back to heaven.
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Breaking something big into its constituent parts will help you organize your thoughts, but it can also force you to confront the depth of your ignorance and the hugeness of the task.
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In addition to the pleasure of having the piece, there is a deep and abiding pleasure for me assembling something in my head
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So my wife’s experience is just like that of anybody else whose husband goes away to a blue collar job and comes home bruised and dirty and often proud of the work that they’re doing.
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Let’s blow some stuff up.
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Getting paid less to work for people you like and believe in is much better for you (and your career) in the long run.
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