I really, really like making things.

Building, repairing, creating, designing, fixing, etc... They all bring joy to my soul. I think that's why I involve myself in so many different projects. The problem is I work on so many different things and there's so little time that I often forget of things I'm working on! That's where time-management has often been my best friend, or my worst enemy. Recently I did a sort of self-assessment and measured how the 168 hours of my week are spent. I was intrigued. It's fairly accurate, though some categories blend together, like entertainment and social life often happen at the same time, so it's not absolute.

Excess time is the error margin, time that can spill into any of the other categories to compensate for variable change. It's pretty interesting to see where the time goes. Back to building...using this model means on average I spend anywhere from 2-10% of my time each week on miscellaneous projects. These projects involve building my arcade machine, a USB charger made from an Altoids can, a UV light box for night sports, a small recording studio, and readying my paintball arsenal just to name a few. I just think it's incredible that I'm able to fit so many little projects into my week and still have time for everything else. Speaking of time-management in general though, I wonder if any of my categories are mis-favored, either by spending too much time on them, or not enough.