Yes, it's been a while, again. Life has been getting in the way. Hopefully there's some scope up ahead for more of these on a regular basis. Listen to find out more.

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I know. It's been 8 months since the last Thoughts from The Tinkerage. It is my intent to try and get back into the habit. No guarantees. But I'm going to try.

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Show Notes and Links.

Listen in as Andy, Chris, Dominic and Simon chat about taking on too much.

Maker Chess Set from Deadrise Wood Crafts: https://youtu.be/sTO1iqfG8Fs

Mary Ellen Maker: https://www.instagram.com/mary_ellen_maker/

Not So Serious Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/c/NotSoSeriousGaming

Tyler Winegarner: https://www.instagram.com/tylerwinegarner/

Digi-key Maker Updates: https://youtu.be/j4asf18Ziws

Dekay’s Crafts: https://www.youtube.com/c/%EA%B9%80%ED%8C%80%EC%9E%A5%ED%81%AC%EB%9E%98%ED%94%84%ED%8A%B8/videos

JSK-koubou: https://www.youtube.com/c/jisakukobo/videos

Where to find us:

Simon Harman: https://www.instagram.com/sidon100uk/

Chris Smith: https://www.instagram.com/woodgineer/ & https://www.youtube.com/thewoodgineer

Andy Pugh: https://www.instagram.com/andycpugh/ & https://www.youtube.com/talesfromthetinkerage & https://www.youtube.com/makerswaffle

Trigger Warning. In this short episode I talk about mortality and grief.

Here's a call to action to take before we get "that phone call".

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Only two weeks from recording to edit and release this time, so the two May challenges have started.

Here are the links to the podcast and Instragram accounts I mention.

https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/how-to-stay-fit-as-you-age/

https://www.instagram.com/plsmithed/

https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/mayformakers2021/

https://www.instagram.com/lindsay_creative/

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This episode was recorded in the middle of March and was obviously not released quickly. Also, apologies for the less than ideal sound. It was recorded in an echoey room. The shelf project that is mentioned was not finished by Easter.

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This is the second longest podcast I have recorded. It was recorded in two parts, over two weeks, and as I explain at the end I haven't done any editing other than joining the two parts together, oh, and removing a piece of incorrect science, so there are some longer than usual gaps as I thought through what I wanted to say and also where it got a bit difficult.

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Some further discussion on change and I tell you about my December Daily Double Dare.

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Two of the most common reasons I hear for not starting a YouTube channel are trolls and thinking no-one would watch. Listen in to hear my responses to those points.

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Every single one of us will face multiple problems in out lives. In this episode I discuss one approach to finding solutions to those problems.

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