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? Is there anything your online friends could do to make your hard things a little easier?

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Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>>One of these days, I shall sit down and redesign myself a bike from the ground up, and build it right.<<

I imagine that a bike which could be built from shelf parts and serviced with standard tools would be a very profitable invention. Especially given the way the world is going, where fancy repairs/replacements may not always be available. People will appreciate a bike they can work on.

... also building things that way is a Gizmology stunt.

I suspect that a leading challenge would be keeping the weight down. This is more important with manual than electric bikes, and with a racing or touring bike than a citybike than a cargo bike; but it's a concern with bikes in general.