> At 7 it may seem excitingly ambitious to build huge things out of Lego, then at 14 to teach yourself calculus, till at 21 you're starting to explore unanswered questions in physics. But always preserve excitingness.
I’m 53 and some of my greatest joys still come from well executed Lego builds. Wonder if I’m stuck in a rut :/
I “rediscovered” LEGO in my early 30’s. Turns out when you’re an adult, LEGO isn’t that expensive and you can just buy a set. Walk into a store and walk out with a brand new set!
It’s an amazing and dangerous freedom. 3 short years later and I have more sets than space.
Now all I need is the time and space I had as a kid to treat LEGO as a tool for invention. Build stuff out of imagination, not a blueprint. Then again, as an adult, I could also get a bunch of power tools and “play with LEGOs” without using actual LEGOs … hmmmm
Some of my greatest joys are cooking a meal and doing the lawn. They are so much different than writing software. There's a start, an end, and a clear set of steps in between where you can easily see your progress. When you're done, you can step back and admire your work, and show it to others.
Do you ever refactor your LEGO builds into new builds? Do you prefer kits or building something of your own design from generic sets?
I used to be thrilled with big sets because they were… well, big.
Now, I find Lego building relaxing with the occasional delight at a technique the master builders came up with to create some sort of texture or shape using those bricks.
> At 7 it may seem excitingly ambitious to build huge things out of Lego, then at 14 to teach yourself calculus, till at 21 you're starting to explore unanswered questions in physics. But always preserve excitingness.
I’m 53 and some of my greatest joys still come from well executed Lego builds. Wonder if I’m stuck in a rut :/