# Episode 081: Let’s just get through the next 10 minutes

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2016-07-29
- Length: 54m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-29-episode-081-lets-just-get-through-the-next-10-minutes
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-081-lets-just-get-through-the-next-10-minutes

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss the mental burden of managing multiple projects and the struggle with organization. David Picciuto details his concrete weights and steel scrap sourcing, while Jimmy Diresta shares his use of elevator counterweights and a new drone workflow. The conversation shifts to David's difficulty with Apple's calendar app interface, leading to recommendations for Fantastical and Trello, and Bob's adoption of spreadsheets for production planning.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-29-episode-081-lets-just-get-through-the-next-10-minutes#t=2) Introduction and Project Updates
- [3:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-29-episode-081-lets-just-get-through-the-next-10-minutes#t=188) Sourcing Steel Weights and Concrete Forms
- [6:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-29-episode-081-lets-just-get-through-the-next-10-minutes#t=376) Hammer Collection and Drone Workflow
- [11:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-29-episode-081-lets-just-get-through-the-next-10-minutes#t=707) The Internal Struggle of Overcommitment
- [19:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-29-episode-081-lets-just-get-through-the-next-10-minutes#t=1170) Mental Weight and Fixing the Dishwasher
- [22:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-29-episode-081-lets-just-get-through-the-next-10-minutes#t=1370) Calendar App Frustrations and Fantastical
- [37:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-29-episode-081-lets-just-get-through-the-next-10-minutes#t=2230) Office Hours and Saying Yes with Dates
- [42:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-29-episode-081-lets-just-get-through-the-next-10-minutes#t=2560) Spreadsheets vs. Trello for Production
- [48:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-29-episode-081-lets-just-get-through-the-next-10-minutes#t=2880) Stranger Things and Pharmacy Bee House
- [50:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-29-episode-081-lets-just-get-through-the-next-10-minutes#t=3021) Dad's Table Saw Accident and The Hacksmith

## Topics

- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- DJI (other)
- Raspberry Pi (other)
- Arduino (other)
- Fantastical (other)
- Trello (other)
- Stranger Things (other)
- Pharmacy (company)
- The Hacksmith (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Ep. 9 - Time Management](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/open-hardware-manufacturing-podcast/2023-11-23-ep-9-time-management) (Open Hardware Manufacturing Podcast)
- [Mini Episode | Time Management](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-03-17-mini-episode-time-management) (Being an Engineer)
- [14: Top Tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2016-06-24-14-top-tools) (Thoroughly Considered)
- [Ep. 3 - Tools While Scaling Up; How Much Structure is Too Much?](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/open-hardware-manufacturing-podcast/2023-08-24-ep-3-tools-while-scaling-up-how-much-structure-is-too-much) (Open Hardware Manufacturing Podcast)
- [77: Frozen, Comfortable, Bubble](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2022-02-23-77-frozen-comfortable-bubble) (Thoroughly Considered)

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