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[โ€“] Extrasvhx9he@lemmy.today 62 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Honestly, hope more people start fixing their own stuff

[โ€“] boopeditandnow@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This has inspired me. My Instant Pot has been throwing a lot of errors lately, I bet I can rig something up...

[โ€“] Glimpythegoblin@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

You know, of all the things to fix, an instant pot would make me nervous. Don't mess with the safety valve.

[โ€“] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago

It's so satisfying fixing things

Especially when I find them near a dumpster or on the curb

[โ€“] techt@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I've recently been trying to focus on this! A few years ago I looked at my collection of various things I don't really need and realized how little I know about maintaining them properly; I just bought things with no regard to how long it would be around. If I were to actually do the recommended weekly maintenance on everything including home, it'd probably be a full time job. I've since taken a step back and slowly worked one thing at a time into my weekly schedule while minimizing, and it feels pretty rewarding. It changed the way I value things, both at their peak of function and that have a small issue I wouldn't have considered fixing before.