# 526: Maybe It Doesn't Really Matter

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2026-05-22
- Length: 1h 00m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2026-05-22-526-maybe-it-doesnt-really-matter
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/526-maybe-it-doesnt-really-matter

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their current projects, including Diresta's El Dorado emblem casting and go-kart build, Clagett's pool house interior and climbing wall, and Picciuto's art show preparations. The conversation shifts to time management, with the hosts sharing struggles with distraction, notification overload, and the anxiety of forgetting commitments. They explore coping mechanisms like using dumb watches, writing notes on hands, and prioritizing family over productivity metrics, concluding that missing minor deadlines often doesn't matter in the grand scheme.

## Chapters

- [0:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2026-05-22-526-maybe-it-doesnt-really-matter#t=4) Introduction and Weather Banter
- [4:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2026-05-22-526-maybe-it-doesnt-really-matter#t=258) Project Updates: Picciuto's Sandblasting and Diresta's Emblem
- [12:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2026-05-22-526-maybe-it-doesnt-really-matter#t=732) Diresta's Go-Kart and Airplane Seats
- [19:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2026-05-22-526-maybe-it-doesnt-really-matter#t=1154) Clagett's Pool House and Climbing Wall Design
- [23:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2026-05-22-526-maybe-it-doesnt-really-matter#t=1414) Time Management Struggles and Priorities
- [32:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2026-05-22-526-maybe-it-doesnt-really-matter#t=1960) Anxiety, Notifications, and Dumb Watches
- [44:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2026-05-22-526-maybe-it-doesnt-really-matter#t=2641) Perspective: Does Productivity Really Matter?
- [55:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2026-05-22-526-maybe-it-doesnt-really-matter#t=3306) Recommendations: Neistat Brothers and Make With Miles

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- TP Tools (other)
- Harbor Freight (other)
- El Dorado (product)
- Infinity (tool)
- VHB (material)
- Notion (tool)
- Neistat Brothers (other)
- Make With Miles (other)
- VidIQ (other)
- Andy Anderson (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Mini Episode | Time Management](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2023-03-17-mini-episode-time-management) (Being an Engineer)
- [Ep. 9 - Time Management](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/open-hardware-manufacturing-podcast/2023-11-23-ep-9-time-management) (Open Hardware Manufacturing Podcast)
- [STL359: Making the Most of Shop Time](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2026-02-06-stl359-making-the-most-of-shop-time) (Shop Talk Live)
- [Is This A Show?](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-07-02-is-this-a-show) (The Amp Hour)
- [STL214.5: The one with no questions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2020-05-01-stl214-5-the-one-with-no-questions) (Shop Talk Live)

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