When was the last time you found yourself struggling with a problem?
Did you search out the right tool for the fix? Develop a new tool?
Have you have tried to solve a problem with a tool that wasn't designed for the job?
There is a certain art to jerry-rigging. A proficient craftsman can make use of a wrong tool and produce beautiful results. With proficiency comes agility and innovation.
But what if you are not proficient?
An emerging craftsman attempting to jerry-rig a solution often ends up with a mess. Or at best a solution that quickly unravels.
We often go through our days and weeks jerry-rigging solutions to problems when there are perfectly qualified tools for the job. Tools we can acquire, learn, and master.
As an emerging craftsman in your practice, when we are trying to jerry-rig a solution we should recognize our frustration as a sign that we need to search out and acquire better tools. If we are frustrated, struggling and irritated, then we need to step back and reassess.
Reassess here means to ask for help, open a book, or search out the right tool for the job.
What does jerry-rigging feel like when it is done correctly?
Curiosity, examination and joyous perseverance.
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