# 388: Zoom Out

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2023-02-17
- Length: 1h 11m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-02-17-388-zoom-out
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/388-zoom-out

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss the mental and physical toll of making mistakes at the end of a project, sharing stories about retaking advertisements, losing SD cards, and dealing with equipment failures. They emphasize the importance of 'zooming out' to maintain perspective, arguing that personal well-being and the ability to restart are more important than the sunk cost of a single object or video. The hosts also highlight specific projects, including Jimmy's complex pool table design, David's AI-generated bloody heart box, and Jimmy's prop for the Hogwarts video game, while offering recommendations for content creators and mental health resources.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-02-17-388-zoom-out#t=0) Introduction and Valentine's Day Banter
- [6:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-02-17-388-zoom-out#t=366) Jimmy's Pool Table and Exercise Rack
- [15:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-02-17-388-zoom-out#t=933) Jimmy's Hogwarts Prop and Shop Organization
- [25:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-02-17-388-zoom-out#t=1538) Bob's Land Cruiser and Arduino Course
- [30:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-02-17-388-zoom-out#t=1821) The Topic: Handling End-of-Project Failures
- [35:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-02-17-388-zoom-out#t=2137) David's Logo Removal and Jimmy's Lost SD Card
- [45:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-02-17-388-zoom-out#t=2736) Jimmy's Welding Fire and Foley Audio
- [52:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-02-17-388-zoom-out#t=3140) Zooming Out and Managing Perspective
- [1:01:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-02-17-388-zoom-out#t=3673) Recommendations: Dr. Ramani and Reasonably Sized Keyboard

## Topics

- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Noom (company)
- Blatt's Billiards (company)
- Midjourney (tool)
- Hogwarts (product)
- Arduino (chip)
- State Farm (company)
- Nike (company)
- Lincoln (company)
- Nerd Forge (company)
- Dr. Ramani (other)

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- [Finishing Prototypes with Zack Freedman](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-07-19-finishing-prototypes-with-zack-freedman) (The Amp Hour)
- [The Spark Gap - Episode 23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-spark-gap/2014-12-10-the-spark-gap-episode-23) (The Spark Gap)
- [Live From The HIBT Summit: Stewart Butterfield](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2020-01-30-live-from-the-hibt-summit-stewart-butterfield) (How I Built This)
- [439: Ditches and Psychology](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2023-01-06-439-ditches-and-psychology) (Embedded.fm)
- [333: Project Purgatory](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-06-04-333-project-purgatory) (Embedded.fm)

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