21 Miscellaneous

As I began sorting all of the tips I gathered, I came across ones that I knew I wanted to include, but they didn’t seem to fit into any category. Little did I know they would fit perfectly . . . into a chapter called “Miscellaneous.” Fancy that!

Star2.tif Encouraging Others

In a makers group on Facebook, maker madman Izzy Swan posted a challenge for everyone: Reach out to other makers, one a day, to offer them encouragement and praise. I love stuff like this. Even when we don’t care to admit it, I believe we all crave high fives, pats on the back, and shiny gold stars on our homework. Sure, we spend half our days thumbing the Likes ...

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