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What a wonderful experience. Honestly wasn't sure if this would be more memoir or manual. It's definitely more how to and I love it. Savage talks though his moments in his personal journey as lessons learned, and how it's transferable/applicable to all kinds of creatives. He explains why the pain in the ass parts, are so important through personal incidents. He has not just knowledge but wisdom and experience. 1/?

Marvelous word picture. 😆

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I can think of no higher honour. ☺️

Ferro- equine- So the 'study of iron horses' is the study of trains or model trains, perhaps? That's pretty awesome naming. Horse power indeed!

Oh, Adam. Yes. You are. 🐖😆

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Can I have this as a novella, please? ☺️

That is such a fucking cute, weird compliment! 😆♥️🧔🏻‍♂️

So. Many. Levels. Of. COOL! 🤩

I love Adam Savage. 🥹

#LitsyCrafters check in! I've been working on my shawl and will be digging into the tagged book soon.

I started this memoir yesterday as my first non fiction read of the year. I was a big Mythbusters fan when I was younger, so I hoped to see the show playing a more prominent role in the memoir... So far it is not what I expected though, and I'm still wondering whether that is a good thing. 🤔

My review of this book can be found on my Youtube Vlog at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipTf_uvy4Bg

Enjoy!

Obsession is the gravity of making. It moves things, it binds them together, and gives them structure.

I have a problem with the term “artist”. It‘s so weighted. As soon as someone admits to making art, complete strangers sometimes feel justified in lecturing the artist about what art is, what they should do, how they should feel. Even the kindly “don‘t ever give up” doesn‘t take into account where the creator is, what they‘re dealing with. The term “Maker” doesn‘t draw the same level of art-splaining.

A clear and concise look at the philosophical underpinnings of one Maker's workflow. Not for everyone but I learned something about my own worklow habits.

Not only is this a great book for those who love to make, build, tinker, and craft awesome things but it is also a peek into the life of Adam Savage. Each chapter talk about various aspects of the world of making and how it relates to Adam's own journey. He gets pretty in depth with each subject. Hell, there's even entire section of the book dedicated to GLUE!
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A good audiobook filled with all the humor and enthusiasm we've come to expect of the author. If anything, it gives the hesitant or shy or insecure creator the permission to dive in and put yourself out there. It also does a great job of pointing out that iteration is not the same as failure, and to stop treating attempts as failure but rather a work in progress.

The last third is all the author's processes which is entertaining but not necessary

As a fan of the old Mythbusters show I thought this book might be interesting. And having the opportunity to get a signed copy I made the purchase. I wasn‘t sure what to expect, it is mostly is an introspective look at his passion, making things with a focus on his work in commercials, movies, Mythbusters, and for Cosplay. It‘s somewhat inspirational if nothing else his for his focus and dedication to what he loved. 4/5 Stars.

Some booky mail that‘s come in recently! A hard copy of the tagged book (which is one of my audiobook listens in progress), a copy of Delicious in Dungeon 4 that I Must Read Soon because my brain needs a rest, and some lovely #LitsyLove from @catiewithac! Thank you to all the people who make my mailbox nicer! 😉💖

I‘m hoping to send a bunch of things out soon — I‘ve just been incredibly tired lately. Maybe someone can mail me some energy. 😆

I _really_ admire Adam Savage, and thoroughly enjoyed the autobiographical accounts in Every Tool‘s a Hammer. Inspirational texts are not my bag, however, so this wasn‘t a total win for me as an individual reader. Still worth picking up for fans of Adam Savage, making, and cosplay.

I rarely listen to audiobooks, but I had this oddly strong urge to try mending some old, worn-out sheets, and I love Adam Savage, so I started this one. Belated realization: Listening to audiobooks (at least on #Scribd, not sure about other formats) makes it difficult to capture quotes on the fly, and Adam Savage is a reigning grandmaster of quotability. WHAT TO DOOOO. 😆

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This book provides a brief history of Adam's journey as a maker. While there is some technical knowledge thrown into this book, a lot of it is based on his philosophy of making, organization, self improvement, and the honing of any particular craft. I loved that he emphasized the rarely seen mistake making side of a person's craft. He touches on how to deal with failure, problem solve, and maintain motivation and passion for creative projects.

This image is from the table of contents for Adam Savage‘s non fiction work about “making” my latest “creativity” read. I thought this would be more applicable to all types of creativity but it is heavily geared toward building things- no surprise since Savage is 1/2 of the “mythbusters” TV show. Interesting information about the processes of building and what works and doesn‘t. Good for those in your life- kids perhaps- who are aspiring builders.