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“I specialize in science and history, with a special emphasis on including do-it-yourself projects in the mix. My dozen or so books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies. I'm also a contributing editor at Popular Science and at Make Magazine.”

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William Gurstelle

William Gurstelle, born on March 29, 1956, is an American author known for his works in the fields of science, technology, and craftsmanship, particularly for his experiments in chemistry and physics. more

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“When I write, I love finding connections between ideas. When the connections are plentiful and strong, then I know it's a pretty good subject to write about.”

Knows Writing Ideas Strong Subjects Findings Connections Plentiful

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“Some things are better than other things: Google, Gmail, my vintage Montgomery Wards socket set (30+ years, still going strong), my Estwing framing hammer, and my Dremel rotary tool.”

Years Stills Strong Tools Google Hammers Vintage Framing Montgomery Going Strong Rotary

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“I have a large standalone workshop on the back of my property where I prototype and build stuff. It's bright, roomy, and has a giant door so it's easy to bring projects in or out.”

Easy Stuff Doors Projects Property Giants Workshops Prototype

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“In my home office, I built a custom sit-stand desk to which I connected a big, kidney shaped glass top which I got for cheap at Ikea. Kidney-shaped desk tops are, I think, the most efficient of all possible desk shapes.”

Thinking Home Bigs Shapes Office Built Glasses Connected Customs Efficient Desks Kidneys Ikea Home Office

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“I work with a lot of different editors at different publishers and magazines and so on, and having a system of shared folders makes keeping track of things a snap.”

Different Track Magazines Editors Publishers Snaps Folders

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“I always have a ton of projects in mind. On my ToodleDo list, I divide projects into those I'm actively working on, those I'm not doing but believe I will do, and those that sound good, but who knows if I'll ever get to them.”

Ifs Knows Mind Believe Sound Projects Lists Divides

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“I spend a fair amount of time just thinking about whether something is feasible or not, and if it is feasible, whether it's really worth doing.”

Ifs Thinking Amount Fairs

Author:William Gurstelle

“There are a lot of ideas I've had that I originally was quite taken with, but over time, I lost steam. They stay on my list, but between me and you, I'm probably never going to do them.”

Ideas Lost Taken Lists Steam

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“I'm really good at building things that shoot, hurl, or throw stuff.”

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“There are interesting scientific and historical connections between these things that I just love.”

Interesting Connections Historical

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