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Laverda Dave:
That's a great piece of advice Roo about the white board (I've seen similar on car restoration shows) but not thought about doing myself but it does make sense and does provide the 'look how far I've come' progress updates.
I've always found the worst thing to do is to throw the tools down if something goes wrong and just leave everything where it lays. It is always worse when you go back into the workshop and it's a mess, partial defeat before you even get started! I always put the tools away and tidy up a bit, it also takes away some of the sting of a bad day! Worse thing to do is to go back in a bad mood because you feel you have to, that is a guaranteed bad day in the making for sure😠.
The fundamental thing to remember is we do this because we ENJOY it, it's not work, our livelihood doesn't depend on it, it's supposed to relax us. As you say, we are only human and it's all ok to take a break from it in order to reignite the enthusiasm.
I find watching a bit of Alan Millyard helps to fire me up again, anyone who can build a V10 motorcycle (and a lovely 1930’s style V-Twin Velocette) in a single garage puts a broken ignition key into perspective!

magpie114:
Definitely not alone! I've had spells of frustration too due to things going wrong or customer poor service. Always best to take a break, theres no deadline to meet.


--- Quote from: Laverdaroo on June 18, 2024, 02:21:40 PM ---
I found getting a white board and writing all the jobs down so you can focus your time and get the joy of crossing them off once complete. By crossing out the jobs but leaving them on the board means you can also SEE that the jobs are getting fewer and things are moving Which can help egging you on and keep enthusiasm going



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This is a great idea and it really does help. I've been using a small whiteboard for sometime not only listing jobs but info too such as torque settings.

Alan

Deano400:
Agree, making a list and ticking them off helps. I don’t make a long list as this can feel a bit daunting as well. List of 6 that are a priority, tick them off then add another 6, leaving the original 6 in place so you can always see what you’ve achieved. I also make sure there’s a couple of quick wins on the list to get me going.

Seabeowner:
Ted lets face it carbs are not any of ours favourite bits to work on. There are jets and valves and hidden passageways. Petrol dribbling everywhere. The smallest specs of dirt mess the whole things up Then they make them a pain to remove and replace without damaging anything.
As said keep careful notes of what you have done and what bits are where and don't rush and just carry on out of frustration. Walk away.
Hopefully it is warmer now where you are and that makes them a bit easier to remove.
I'm just cleaning off the paint I sprayed on my tank earlier with a view to starting again on Thursday.
Phil

Mike_Berkshire:
I completely relate to this; I am very easily put off by the smallest setback. The whiteboard approach works well for me. If there is a job I don’t want to do I break it down into tiny microjobs and force myself to do at least one. Often once I start I get a bit of momentum going and get at good way through the list. I’m always running out of steam and it’s usually because reality doesn’t work out how I envisaged it and i get despondent. You’ll get the mojo back soon enough!

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