10 Commandments of Making

At the Bay Area Makerfaire Adam Savage gave his ten commandments of Making.

Here is the short version:

  1. Make something
  2. Make something useful
  3. Start right now
  4. Find a project
  5. Ask for help, advice, and feedback
  6. Share
  7. Recognize that discouragement and failure is part of the project
  8. Measure carefully
  9. Make things for other people
  10. Use more cooling fluid

 

The long version from the bandstand is in this 10 minute video