The giant cabinet

As if on cue, following yesterdays note on building something valuable:

My buddy Austin told me today what happened with his recent custom-built cabinet.

I remembered it because a couple of weeks ago he’d asked for my help loading this massive and well-built thing into his pickup truck from his workshop next door.

I could see he had really built something nice.

Here's what became of it:

He drove it home,
struggled mightily to get it into the house,
and placed it neatly in the cubby of his hallway,
which he had carefully measured.

It was a perfect fit.

But when he showed his wife, her comment was simply:
"Austin, that's way too big. I just wanted a little bookshelf."

That cabinet is no more.

Austin hauled it out.
He went back to the workshop and spent a few hours building a
nice
little
bookshelf.

And everyone was happy.

It's the same lesson as before:

Bigger is not always better.

But early clarification of desired outcomes ...
usually is.

All the best,
A.