There are a lot of things we all miss about our youth, but the lack of patience is definitely something I don't miss.
In the stretch of the build period between 2014 and 2019 I was aged 36-42. Kids may think that's old but I was still banging through as though I was a child. The thing that frustrated me, even then I knew it was something I disliked, was that any time I actually had time to work on the plane I wanted "to be doing something". I absolutely didn't want to re-read Section 5: General Information of the construction manual. Nor did I want to read the AC building techniques. Or spend time building tables, stands, jigs, etc, etc, etc that would make the experience nicer for me and reduce the possibility of an oops or scratch or whatever.
Now I'm 49. I absolutely know that that's not old, but I'm much more patient. I've definitely changed. I'm spending time reading the construction manual more carefully. I'm planning stuff out more before actually committing to something. Clearly in some people that could be analysis paralysis but that's not quite what I'm getting at. I remember when I was like ten years old building Revell plastic airplane models with my grandpa I was hyper aware of how he did everything with such deliberateness. If he needed to move to somewhere he would think about it, make sure he had everything he needed, position himself properly, look at the thing he was working on, then do it. I'm not quite at that stage where I can't move about very well like he was, but I'm definitely not jumping off of the walls any more. And that's a good thing. I'm actually finding the process much less rushed than earlier on in the build. I like it.
Anyways, just thought I'd share this thought of mine.
In the stretch of the build period between 2014 and 2019 I was aged 36-42. Kids may think that's old but I was still banging through as though I was a child. The thing that frustrated me, even then I knew it was something I disliked, was that any time I actually had time to work on the plane I wanted "to be doing something". I absolutely didn't want to re-read Section 5: General Information of the construction manual. Nor did I want to read the AC building techniques. Or spend time building tables, stands, jigs, etc, etc, etc that would make the experience nicer for me and reduce the possibility of an oops or scratch or whatever.
Now I'm 49. I absolutely know that that's not old, but I'm much more patient. I've definitely changed. I'm spending time reading the construction manual more carefully. I'm planning stuff out more before actually committing to something. Clearly in some people that could be analysis paralysis but that's not quite what I'm getting at. I remember when I was like ten years old building Revell plastic airplane models with my grandpa I was hyper aware of how he did everything with such deliberateness. If he needed to move to somewhere he would think about it, make sure he had everything he needed, position himself properly, look at the thing he was working on, then do it. I'm not quite at that stage where I can't move about very well like he was, but I'm definitely not jumping off of the walls any more. And that's a good thing. I'm actually finding the process much less rushed than earlier on in the build. I like it.
Anyways, just thought I'd share this thought of mine.
