Public Service Announcement - Go Get Some Sleep, the Project Isn't Going Anywhere

[pdedse]

Very good advice, Mr Gone. I’d add “take a break”. I’ve been working on a repair project and have struggled with bits of. I’ve found two or three times that heading inside for a coffee or a rest can make a big difference.

My problem is when I come back to a project the next day, short term memory loss has given me a clean slate and I can’t remember what parts go where anymore.

My problem is when I come back to a project the next day, short term memory loss has given me a clean slate and I can’t remember what parts go where anymore.
Ain't that the truth. Anything beyond an oil change or other simple job, I've learned the hard way I need to take pictures of everything before I begin. While I'm disasselmbling things take notes, write drawings, measure existing spaces, etc. Write in caps / bold "DONT FORGE TO ...". Then 3 days later when I return to the project, I search everywhere for an hour because I can't find my notes and my phone.

I did it again...

My first look at the photo--I thought "oh no! oil leaking out of the forks!". Where are my glasses?!