Originally Posted by
RCMoeur
I use bike work as a recovery from engineering work, review, organizational administration, meeting planning, household stress, political bombardment, and so on.Typically just me, the bike (or parts), the iPod, the stand and tools, and maybe a kittycat or raccoon (or more). It's destressing (most of the time) and as I complete each item I can see a tangible accomplishment in front of me that will either make my life or the life of someone else better.
Same. That's how I use bike work too, to destress, and like you say, at the end you have something that can be made good use of, so not a bad way to spend some free time. You have a pet racoon? Can we see pictures?