Serious/Sincere

I tend to take myself seriously. Especially when I’m putting myself out there or I feel like it’s part of my identity. Making things, being creative, my career, anything that feels like I’m holding something up and saying “This is part of me”.  There’s this internal pressure to be good at them so that I and other people see that I’m genuine. Coming from punk/skate culture I definitely do not want to be a poser.

Taking things seriously it doesn’t leave me much room for levity and whimsy in those places.  I’ve realized lately that instead of taking things seriously, what I really want is to be sincere about them.

So I made a bluetooth speaker that was a fun way to mix a bit of woodworking and programming together. I got to learn some new skills in both areas experiment with some shapes and ideas I haven’t tried before.