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It's not as big a loss as it looks, because now I have have leftover supplies, which will help me talk myself into doing this all over again with a new project!
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3233/
I do this at home and work. My running joke is "its about the journey, not the destination." I've gotten my coworkers to believe in that approach too, so now everyone says that about a failed project. At the end of the day you probably learned something failing and that's a win in my book.
That's great, but daily people at work talking shit about how they can do everything build anything themselves, and im like yeah that's why you make $15 hr in a warehouse, because you're so good at doing everything yourself.
You're fortunate to have a job that will let you make mistakes. Most employers would just fire you, then deny you your last paycheque to pay for the damages to their business.
Tell me u live in the US without telling me u live in the US lol
I think you are right to do it like that. Learning skills is invaluable in and of itself, because it enriches our mind and life.