Shaping a quarter panel by hand taught me patience that no power tool can replace.

Ngl, I kinda miss the quiet focus of those long repairs.

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Yeah, that quiet focus vera501 mentioned is real, but my brain treats it like a blank check to wander off. I'll start a simple fix and end up mentally rewriting an argument I had five years ago. The project just sits there while I'm having a full conversation with myself in my head. It feels productive, but really I'm just avoiding the work.

vera5011mo ago

Does that quiet focus turn repair time into memory time?

wright.cole1mo ago

lol @vera501, you're hitting on something there. My "quiet focus" is usually just me zoning out while holding a screwdriver. Pretty sure I've spent more time reminiscing than actually fixing anything. It's like my brain uses repair time as a free pass to replay every cringe memory from high school. So yeah, memory time wins, hands down, and the thing stays broken.