Hard Things

[ysabetwordsmith]

Life is full of things which are hard or tedious or otherwise unpleasant that need doing anyhow. They help make the world go 'round, they improve skills, and they boost your sense of self-respect. But doing them still kinda sucks. It's all the more difficult to do those things when nobody appreciates it. Happily, blogging allows us to share our accomplishments and pat each other on the back.

What are some of the hard things you've done recently? What are some hard things you haven't gotten to yet, but need to do?

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Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>>If I had used a box-end wrench, the top part of the bolt is designed as a torque limiter and snaps off when the proper amount of torque is achieved to prevent anything from stripping, leaving the proper amount of clearance for the cover to close.<<

That might make sense to people familiar with that particular trick, but most people would be confused by it, because very few things are designed to break as a feature not a bug. Even if you put it in the instructions, it's not an easy concept to grasp, because it's opposite how most things work. That's not a user-friendly design concept, and if it's the only way to make that work, they need to go out of their way to explain it in a big pullquote. 0_o

>>My wife has a bookshelf there covered in fanfic that she's bought at cons over the years that hasn't been touched in the 15 years that I've known here, yet she doesn't want to throw it away.<<

Some things have sentimental rather than practical value, and if someone's not willing to give it up, that's often because it's a load-bearing wall in some non-obvious way. Doesn't make it less pesky though.