# 377: GOATS, small and giant

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2022-11-11
- Length: 1h 04m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-11-11-377-goats-small-and-giant
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/377-goats-small-and-giant

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss balancing small, medium, and giant goals in their maker journeys. Diresta details installing salvaged lights from a Vietnam-era bomb factory on his porch with electrician Patrick Reynolds, while Clagett completes a new torsion-box worktable and Picciuto builds a bathroom vanity. The hosts explore the psychology of finishing projects, the fear of judgment in the age of social media, and strategies for maintaining discipline through deadlines and routine.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-11-11-377-goats-small-and-giant#t=1) Introduction: Seasonal weather and nature observations
- [3:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-11-11-377-goats-small-and-giant#t=184) Jimmy Diresta: Porch lights from a bomb factory
- [10:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-11-11-377-goats-small-and-giant#t=607) David Picciuto: Bathroom vanity and Facebook ad review
- [16:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-11-11-377-goats-small-and-giant#t=989) Bob Clagett: New torsion-box worktable build
- [23:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-11-11-377-goats-small-and-giant#t=1421) Balancing small, medium, and giant goals
- [34:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-11-11-377-goats-small-and-giant#t=2070) Discipline: Digital notes vs. physical notebooks
- [37:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-11-11-377-goats-small-and-giant#t=2259) Enforcing discipline: Deadlines and dedicated time
- [46:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-11-11-377-goats-small-and-giant#t=2816) Fear of failure and the expanded audience
- [56:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-11-11-377-goats-small-and-giant#t=3414) Patreon thanks and weekly picks

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Patrick Reynolds (other)
- Fusion 360 (tool)
- Hulu (other)
- Welcome to Wrexham (other)
- Ryan Reynolds (other)
- Rob McElhenney (other)
- Gareth Branwyn (other)
- Michael DiTullo (other)
- Wesley Treat (other)

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