{"id":249,"date":"2026-02-04T14:03:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineeringharmony.com\/?p=249"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:11:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:11:19","slug":"making-without-intention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineeringharmony.com\/?p=249","title":{"rendered":"Making With(out) Intention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My favorite quote from this video is: &#8220;By making trying to make them proud, I then end up making myself proud.&#8221; I like the thought of that virtuous cycle &#8212; building something to help others, which helps me, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Making With(out) Intention - Kayte Sabicer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oPqFrLZnHeU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video talks about how to get yourself unstuck when you&#8217;re in the &#8220;Short, Stall, or Flood&#8221; portions of making. 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