Tuesday, 14 June 2016

Scotty, the miracle worker in Star Trek

I think I overcrowd my days.  I don't know if I overestimates, especially on the week ends.  This past week ends, I wanted to do some mod melt (https://www.plaidonline.com/learn-about-the-new-mod-podge-mod-melts-mod-molds/194/video.htm), soap, some cleaning chores and some minors things.  Didn't happened entirely.  I didn't had time for the soap.

So, one of the minor things I wanted to do is going to the post office for a parcel.  As I waited in line, I saw an add about some Star Trek stamps.  Scotty was there.  It made me thinking.  I need to better evaluate the time it takes me to do some projects.  It is where Scotty comes in.  He may be only a fictional character in a fictional science fiction tv show but he had something interesting.  His repairs were done at the most critical moment, where the crew needed it the most.  I think it was in his episode in Star Trek: The Next Generation where he told Geordie his secret: Scotty always multiple by 2 the time needed to do repairs.  So, as the rest of his crewmates were tipping toward despair and need, he was there to save the day at the right time.

I am tempted to go by this principle.  Could be useful if there is delay.  My problem: I need to know how long it will takes me to do what I want to do.  So many variable.  For example, for doing soap, it depend on how many soap bases I have.  I know the longuest is to melt them and there is not really a set time to do that.  I must admit that it is a bit easier for the mod melt.  For four package, I can say that it's takes an good part of the afternoon.  It is the second time that I makes them with four packages and it took a while to do it.

I guess that it end up doing it for the best and start early...

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