Some of you got a SNEAK PEAK of this post a few days ago, when I accidentally clicked “Publish Now” instead of scheduling it. Apologies for the public indecency. It won’t happen again! OK it might happen again. I’m a one man show over here, but hey, I’m doing my best.
This is The Nooner, a (very short) daily newsletter slash podcast that has its very own section within Dispatches from Inner Space.
To see the first post, which doubles as an explainer, click here.
Also a quick reminder that you can listen to the podcast version of each post wherever you listen to podcasts.
Hold on just one second
The other day, a new friend and I were nerding out about YouTube channels, and he ended up going on at some length about his favorite one, called Wristwatch Revival. His excitement was contagious, so, the next day, I went and took a look.
Several videos later, I’m asking myself, should *I* get into mechanical watch repair?
It’s a compelling suggestion.
For a while I’ve felt like I need a good hobby that lets me use my hands for something other than typing. Something with a long learning curve. Something that would generate that sweet sense of accomplishment, and maybe a little cash on the side.
Also something that would fit into the slim profile of apartment living in Los Angeles (which is, I grant, extravagant compared to New York, but still.)
But before I can consider YOLOing into this too seriously, I have to ask whether there might be a disproportionately potent ingredient in the cocktail of my fresh enthusiasm.
What could this secret sauce be?
Perhaps it’s the fact that I’ve fallen a few days behind on my Nooner posts. Could it be that watching another deconstruction of an eighty-year-old Rolex is helping me avoid writing?
*Gasp!*
Alright. Sure! Maybe I do have some kind of future in mechanical watch repair, but trying to build a new hobby on a foundation of avoidance is probably not a winning strategy.
Thanks for the fun videos! But I’ve got work to do.
Should I get into mechanical watch repair?