Ask Adam Savage: On Answering the Same Questions Over and Over
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- Опубликовано: 11 фев 2023
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On the topic of answering the same question repeatedly: My father is a musician in a major orchestra. They do 4th of July shows every year, and every year the play many of the same pieces. It does get boring, he tells me, but he also adds this: Somewhere in that audience is someone who is hearing this for the very first time, and I want to make that first time as great as I can. So I'm playing for the audience, but especially for that one person out there.
In a way, making live music is like making food in a restaurant. Sure, the chef / musician and a lot of the patrons are here doing the same thing they've done dozens to thousands of times before. The reward and disappointment scales are very different for the creators, repeat patrons, and new patrons.
Creators and repeat patrons: low reward for excellence (because they're not really noticing the details anymore), high punishment for disappointment (because they know what it should be like).
New patrons: high reward for excellence (because they don't know what it should be like), low punishment for disappointment (because they don't have expectations).
Bruce Springsteen says the same about his shows. 👍
A workbench and Performing music can have Nuances that you can tinker with endlessly though. Between subtle changes in audience performer interaction to a workbench getting subtle changes in ergonomic accessories surounding it
And some people who ask a question will ask again later because 1. Maybe they forgot they asked 2. Maybe they forgot the original answer. Asking & answering questions is part of being human. LOL
answering a questions in video form is nothing like playing music and making food. would you enjoy paying tickets to watch the same movie over and over again becus the cinema choose to only show 1 movie? you can do it, but you know there is a better way to cater new audience and long term fans, and Adam's reply is dodging the question in stead of a real explanation. there are "actor" celeb who dont/stop doing interview especially for this same reason. why do you think tested stopped making podcast? maybe they make less money for the channel and maybe the host has ran out of things to say.
When I recognize a story I’m like “yes, my level in Adam lore is increasing”
😂 lol ha! The beauty of the mentor, darn viable and brilliant Teacher!
Yo same here 👍🏼
I continue to be amazed by Adam never knocking his drink over. That must be another skill he's acquired over the years.
It gets knocked over from time to time. Sometimes it's left in the video.
I have seen Adam answer the same question; but give an evolved answer that developed over time which is a good mindset to learn from. The workshop stance on draws is a good example.
yeah, and it can be quite interesting to hear a new take on the same material. Things change.
It would be cool to have a link to the other responses of that same question to check out the evolution, but also to get more details to the story.
That's exactly what I was thinking too.
Our perception and opinions can and often do change overtime, sometimes it's a subtle, nuanced change, sometimes it's radically different.
As a math professor I’m coming from a different context but some of the most satisfying questions to answer are the ones like this that get asked over and over again since you are able to teach it a little better each time and eventually you get to feel like a rock star genius when you can instantly respond with elegant answers that most efficiently bring the student to a better understanding though you might get flummoxed from other questions that don’t get asked regularly (though these are good also for other reasons) sometimes you can even adjust the way something is taught next time so that fewer students need to ask the question.
One situation where I really like hearing someone mention previous answers is when they've had a change of opinion. Then you often get a nice story of then and now, and what has changed and was learned since the last answer.
Adam you are such a positive force for healthy dialogue and to embrace the passion for the things we love, whatever we love, to pursue it... Can't thank you enough for staying within our view all these years. We are so lucky to have you
This, I hope Adam gets to see comments like these!
I agree. Just an all round awesome fellow.
As my favorite RUclipsr/Actor, it’s not so much the answer as it is the story you tell & how you tell it.. so telling the same story is fine, the fans listening appreciate the simple fact that you take the time to tell it.. when my mentor of many years tells me a story, the simple fact of him wanting to share his story, means the world to me & wouldn’t trade it for anything.. regardless if I’ve herd it before… bit deep, but one of the few things I take to heart.. so just keep telling n we’ll keep listening ha
I feel extremely humbled for beeing referenced in your videos so often. You have been a inspiration with mythbusters during my apprenticeship, and now I get to pay some of it back :)
If you like the NSK EVO grinder, you might also enjoy watching "Adam the Machinist" here on youtube. He is a proper tool/die maker and very versed with handfinishing and benchwork. Also might increase your desire to get a surface grinder even more.
I’ve heard you answer the same questions quite a few times but I will sit and listen to you tell it again because maybe you’ll have a detail you forgot about and I always love your style of story telling
I appreciate you repeating answers sometimes. There have been many times I've been watching another RUclipsr and they've said "I've answered this one before!" and I legitimately didn't know the answer, so I never found out
Had no clue what "first order retrievability" was... Now I know. Yeah, if you have the space, having your shop set up that way is great. Where everything you need for a particular machine or operation is "right there". I'm slowly doing that with my workbench and hand tools by making racks from laser cut acrylic sheet. Makes file and drill storage a lot more organized as everything has a definitive space (stating the obvious there!).
I love it when people answer the same questions because you never get exactly the same answer but you get more insight.
I was thinking something similar as I recently discovered "Ask This Old House" and figured I'd have seen a lot of the info on "This Old House" after watching it my while life. Nope, every show is pretty much a revelation! I didn't know how much I didn't know! 🤣
Every time you tell as story, you tell it differently. Telling a story again can be fun, even for those who have heard it already because they might learn even more about it!
I was really listening, appreciating Adams question answer approach and at 7:30 exactly he did a perfect Kermit head turn and nod. I'm still giggling.
This man is a national treasure and a cultural icon.
Gonna throw my two cents in on the answering the same Q multiple times. I’ve taught, on and off for 25 years in professional environments and I’ve seen two things 1) sometimes the questions are posed in slightly different ways that bring additional info/color to the answer that some others might find useful and 2) the answers sometimes evolve over time i.e. I used to do it this way but I’ve found that this solution yields a better result. This show is a great resource, even for those of us who couldn’t build their way out of a wet paper bag.
Adam, the other good and beneficial thing about answering the same question multiple times over a period of time, is that each answer you give for the "same question" is never *verbatim* to the previous one and may include other side notes and leads to the knowldege and experience you have, that were not present in your previous answers on any given topic, thus the information is sometimes fleshed out a little more each time of the telling, and that is of itself great value.
I absolutely adore the frequency at which you mention Stefan Gotteswinter! He is such an amazing mind in this space, and the fact that you two share a love for precision is so amazing and fun.
I was in the first few subs he had when he released his first two videos. I'm so happy that Stefan got out there and is known for his skills.
@@aserta recognising you as one of my earliest subscribers :)
Watching Adam casually jumping off the work bench made my knees cry.
I remember when I could do that (about 60 years ago!)
I really enjoyed your take on answering the same questions over and over.
I'm an educator and have done museum and aquarium tours. People would often as if I got tired of answering the same questions everyday. And I also said no, because for each person that asks it's the first time they've asked it and are getting to hear the answer. So I treat it as an interesting question every time, because it still is.
What I didn't say is that, yes I did get tired of the mundane questions or one that were due to people not paying attention to what was right in front of them. Like asking if they can do something that's against the rules, while standing in front of the rules sign.
As some one who gets the same questions all the time, I really appreciate your take on this too, and I now will apply that logic to it!
Happy Sunday! Thanks for being you, and thanks to Tested for doing what they do.
I've been watching long enough that I've certainly heard answers re-hashed. But as others, including Adam, alluded, those answers have evolved over time.
It's especially interesting to hear about work processes changing with experience, new solutions and new products to solve old problems. As long as the answer isn't verbatim each time, you'll probably learn something.
Thank you for always re-answering questions. As a forum user I think it is horrible when people respond with "just search for it." Like it was posted 5 years ago and I have to search through hundreds of posts. So re-answering saves everyone a ton of time and makes life better for all.
I really appreciate his sensible response, benefit of the doubt to someone who may not actually know or is there for the first time.
I work in a grocery retail setting so answering the same questions daily is part of my job, but it does not bother me because I think similarly in that each person is different and not all know what they ask about or may just have forgotten!
That foot switch is really clever. I love stuff like that which is simple, solves a purpose, and has clearly been engineered to do so as cleanly as possible. Somebody thought hard about how it would be used when designing the range of motion and where lips are.
I converted an old sewing machine foot pedal.
I used to get grouchy about 'questions that have been answered a thousand times', until I realized that questions are perhaps the most sincere way a person can say "I am intrigued by what you are doing, tell me more!"
Now, answering a question feels like I'm showing off a shiny new toy to my friends!
How are YOU today?
Even though the question is the same, there's a different person asking it and there's a different Adam responding to it too! Thanks for making me come to this conclusion, nice mindset! Cheers!
Thank you, Adam. You're right about answering the same question. That's a very healthy attitude. The person asking doesn't know you've already answered it and they are interested which is actually the important thing. Maybe the answer will change their life or yours.
Thank you for the shout-out to Noah Baumbach's Kicking and Screaming. I think about the Eric Stoltz line all the time. It's gratifying to know someone else does too
It's great to acknowledge the fans who watch and remember everything. But also a good mindset to realise that not everyone can watch everything and new fans might not have watched anything at all. So it's always good to be welcoming to new people and show them respect 👍 you're such a good story teller i don't mind hearing the same questions 😅
It's just like someone asked if Adam would do a shop tour. He did one 8 years ago but everything has changed since then.
Yay im hear early. I like hearing a story more than once, it helps me remember the answer.
That is at fact.
Sometimes things just need pounding in.
50+ years old spryly jumping up and off a table like its nothing
I can and will listen Adams stories over and over again, i even watch the live stream and then watch this snippets 😄
I have been thinking about the second question for years now. Thank you for helping me frame my own mind on this topic
I think I appriciate you much more as a person for your response on answering the same question over and over.
The only thought I have about that "answering the same question"... sometimes it is beneficial to hear that it is a common question! Common questions are fine! It means you're perfectly normal to have wondered about that thing.
First order retreivabilaty is the best thing I have thearned from tested.
about to start my first engineering job and this guy has always inspired me
To Adam: Thank you for discussing this topic, I found it as interesting as a mental discussion within myself as much as I appreciated your view of it. I also found it more interesting than I thought I would at first glance of this video's title. Anyway, I also find that all of your workplace mental activity discussion is interesting to me, just like your episode where you discussed the way one can experience "Imposter Syndrome". At the time when you first aired that episode, it made me realize that I have had that feeling myself, many times, without knowing that imposter syndrome was what I experienced. Thank you so much for continuing to share all those thoughts in a way that feels relatable and useful to know.
I started watching Florian Gadsby recently, and one of the takeaways I had from that is, it really isn't a bad thing at all to go through and explain the same thing every time.
Not only did I not get tired of it, the explanations themselves became better and more refined though more recent videos, and the result was a better and better experience.
As somebody who makes videos on YT myself, who tries to bring informative content (mostly on other channels besides this one) that realization is almost a relief, that I don't have to worry about repeating myself or even keep track when I'm repeating myself, and that I can it as an opportunity to improve my communication each time.
I suspect it is also valuable to simply answer repeat questions because the answer can change over time. In fact, those are some of the most interesting discussions, when the speaker has learned something and can elaborate on the change.
About your answering questions multiple times.... I remember hearing a radio interview in 2008 with the Moody Blues. The interviewer asked how the band members felt after so many years playing "Nights in White Satin" yet again, and was shocked when John Lodge (the bass player) answered, "We LOVE it." He went on to say that when Justin Hayward (lead singer and writer of the song) strums those opening chords, they can see people in the audience elbowing each other and saying "This is it, here it comes." And they know there are people in the audience for whom it's the first time hearing the song played live, so they give it all they've got every time and love playing it for the first time to those people.
Repeated questions are not a waste of time. Because the answers can change. And every question is as important to the answerer as the person asking the question. Being forced to vocalize knowledge makes you utilize a different part of your brain. And even if you know the material deeply, being able to actually explain that knowledge to another person reinforces either the fact that you DO know that material very well, or maybe you don't know it as well as you thought.
Thank you
To the question of answering the same question... To paraphrase you (if you don't mind) 'I don't care'. The thing is in all of times I have viewed this great show, I have never heard you answer a "same" question the same way. Each time is different therefore each time I learn something new.
When asked to recount a specific story time after time, it can become a bit repetitive if every detail has been rung from the telling but, if you are asked something similar to "What's your favourite . . . What's your preferred way of doing?" this will often change and expand. So, being asked those questions for the hundredth time can be just as challenging as the first time they were posed.
I feel the issue to an audience is when someone is able to turn the answer to almost every question back to a desired/easier subject/topic, and feels no shame in it. Something widely used by politicians. This is something I have never felt with Adam.
Whether he is being succinct or happily chasing a rabbit through a warren of tangents, Adam entertains and teaches.
The way I see it with answering the same question over and over again - as you yourself said - the person asking you doesn't know, nor care, that you've answered that question before. They're asking you that question because they value your knowledge and insight, so show them the same respect in kind, and answer their question to the best of your ability. The only stupid question is one that is not asked, and making people feel afraid to ask questions by 'shaming' them for asking you a question means people are much more reluctant to ask questions in future.
Thanks!
Adam, as a regular viewer, it does not bother me in any way that you answer the same question many times. Each time, you answer said question from a different point of view. Just like the rest of us, you learn, grow and develop as time goes by. Your answer today may be a bit different from the answer you gave a year ago. We can learn from that just as much as we can from the answers themselves. After all, life is ever changing!
I love that answer And it just goes to show how down-to-earth Adam savage is
THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. SAVAGE!!!
I'm thinking of making a mounted Triceratops head (Hunting Trophy Style) and you anser to the person's fish puppet question also helped me think of how to approach it!!!
Hello Adam love your videos I enjoy following you throughout the years
Bob from Massachusetts
My dad also put foot switches on all his drill presses a few years ago, and they're so nice
"I'm adding pieces to my shop [for first order of retrievability] " -Adam
also Adam
"Where did it go?" 😁
I'm reminded of Heraclitus. “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.” The Adam answering the question today is going to be different than the Adam that answered the question in the past. The first part of this shows this in a way. The Adam that designed the workbench originally thought differently than the Adam who wants to mount a dremel holder to it. In five years we'll have a different Adam and probably a different workbench configuration. Adam is all about continually learning and growing - you can feel his excitement over discovering something new.
That is one damn fine foot switch.
I very much enjoy your information. *high-fives*
Good Lord Adam, this response is why you're my favorite celebrity. I don't even like to call you a celebrity because you feel like a down-to-earth old friend.
When you asked someone off camera to hand you that pedal, you said it like a friend. There's no ego on you, nor have I ever seen one since the first episode of Mythbusters. You're up there with Jim Carrey in my mind who has figured out how to find peace in their life after fame and success. Every tool's a hammer!
I would consider answering questions to almost be like performing. Always perform like someone is hearing the song or watching the play for the first time, even if you've done it hundreds of times in rehearsals and other performances, because someone probably is experiencing it for the first time, and that may be the spark that drives someone to their life's passion.
My wife used to have a standard response when I ask something she claims to have told me before: “Don’t you remember…?” Just in the last couple of months I replied, “Obviously I don’t. How useful is it for either of us when you ask if I remember?” It didn’t irritate her, but seems to have cured her.
Also something to consider is - audiences are always evolving and changing. Sure there's going to be a solid amount of die hard fans that watch every video and see things maybe answered more than once...But it doesn't matter....Not all fans started following Adm at the beginning and not all fans have watched every video. It's only natural that as new fans come along there's going to be times where comments and questions overlap. Good on you Adam for always keeping all fans in mind and staying positive and created in your responses. Love your work mate.
What I suggest to anyone who is just now finding Tested and getting into Adam lore, is this. Read Adam’s book “Every Tool’s a Hammer”. Much of what he talks about and often repeats is from that book. Check out the audio book that he narrates himself. You won’t be disappointed.
When you see adam standing on a table in the thumbnail you know it's gonna be a good one lol 😆
i’m just here to mention adam’s ship john shirt that he is wearing. must have picked that up when visiting portland.
I found out the hard way that advice on paper mache is dangerously true. My mother made a gray alien head 👽pinata for my little brother's birthday party and was afraid it would be too flimsy so she added layers. They couldn't break it so mom called me over to break it for them. I hit it square on, very hard and it bounced the broomhandle we were using back and hit me right in the head. I did no damage to it but it left me dazed. After removing the candy, I tried tapping it lightly and the thing rang like a bell. I have a lot of respect for what paper mache is capable of after that.
Years later, Napoleon Dynamite came out and ever since then, any time the story comes up I get "I'm pretty good with a bo-staff". So the paper mache (with my family's help) won't even let me live it down. 🤣
Kicking & Screaming is one of the best films ever. "COOKIE MAN!!!"
Most impressive segment of this episode? Adam nonchalantly jumped up and then down from that table.
Adam is an Icon we don't deserve.....
You should totally do hot ones. The questions on that channel are notoriously original and often regarding something you would have thought nobody knew.
Omg he mentioned ‘Kicking and Screaming’ Noah Baumbach I love that movie.
In the engineering field, answering the same question repeatedly is 90% of your job experience, which used to bother me to no end, but eventually I came to realize that as a person who is constantly analyzing everything for the best, most efficient method, that answer can either be a comfort as it's something you've ironed out the process to perfection and will have the answer to immediately, or take the opportunity to expand on it to death as an evolutionary iteration, detailing your conquest in depth to the person asking how your views have changed over time. Most people who do this routinely will turn off the sound of your voice, but the people who Really want to learn will start a dialogue to fine tune anything that you can both find an interest in, and that's the really satisfying part, at least for me, is watching that little crumb of initial information exponentially grow into a full blown cake. 😁
Guess it's because I'm a sparky by trade but power strips and deadman (foot)switches are a must in a shop. A deadman is also nice for a bench grinder. You can walk up with a larger item and never take your hands off it to grind.
Please share more info on that industrial foot switch!
Yay, Aussie here - Adam rocking the Blundstone boots woo!
Nice video sir.
I can't wait for him to answer enough questions that this itself is one of the over asked questions
Huh. That's a really good point.
I don't like repeating myself either but I'm old so I do.
I use a foot switch with my mortising machine, but using it with a drill press is brilliant. Especially since I'm left-handed, operating the right-side levers and then powering the drill on is a pain.
I think there is some merit in letting people know you’ve answered something before, and that’s that they might then go and search out those prior answers and since you will inevitably frame things slightly differently each time that means they are more likely to get a more complete understanding of what you mean.
3:03 that a good jump for an old man! Great knees👊🏼
About the fish costumes; you can do fabric mache instead of paper. I use old T-shirts and wood glue. It's very durable.
When I worked in the service industry one of the most exhausting parts of my job was saying the same thing over and over.
I love movies and cinema and theres a lot of big actors and heroes I'd like to meet maybe someday but Adam Savage is at the front of that line.
Assuming that he is/was ok with it, I really hope that you filmed Tom's shop and some of the cool stuff you mentioned that you saw in his shop!!
Adam did not film while he was there … he didn’t even ask, because he was enjoying just focusing on his tasks and not worrying about the camera or how he sounded to other folks in the room trying to work too.
@@tested Totally get that. We all need a day off. Might be an idea for the future though: tour of friends and colleagues shops!
Loving the Wills jacket!
Have you ever used a hanging/jewelry rotary tool? I think they're called a flex shaft? The motor is detached from the rotary tool and offers better handelability
Here's the thing, if you're a good storyteller, people won't care that they're hearing the story again. If you're a bad storyteller, they will. Or if you're stumbling over bits, repeating bits, going back to a part they forgot to tell, etc. even people who haven't heard the story before will probably not want to hear it. But Adam is a phenomenal storyteller, I could probably hear him tell a story about the first time he replaced a toilet seat and I'd be rapt no matter how many times I'd heard him tell the exact same story.
And, besides, to quote Stan Lee: Every comic book is someone's first.
If someone asks a question you’ve been asked before, because you’re on RUclips, you could always post a link to the video you answered the question in (ending a sentence with a preposition.)
Let us all acknowledge Adam just jumped 3 feet off his bench and popped like he was still 6 years old at 55 years old. I hope I can still do that at that age
Hey, I have that same bench vice!
Hi Adam and the Tested team... Is it that only Patreon members can ask the questions or is there a way for the rest to post a question? Thank you
One thing about being asked the same question- your answer may be influenced by your current state, and also by inflection since the last time discussing it. Holy shit that's deep.
In this format, each re-ask is a bit different with different projects and context. What I've seen some informational RUclipsrs do is have a set of videos that act as a FAQ. I'm thinking Cory from Aquarium Co-op. And if a creator is sick of answering the same questions, to the point it makes them not want to do RUclips anymore, I have no problem with them saying "here's the quick quick version but watch my other video for all the details." I like that Cory was upfront about that and he does have days where he's in a great mood during his livestream and he'll answer questions gladly that he's answered 100's of times before. I think he has a good balance.
Lovely jacket!
My foot switches are not as nice (no nice cover like the one you show), but I do believe that any machine that requires two hands to operate needs some type of safety switch... be it a dead-man foot switch on my drill press and bandsaw or a knee switch placed exactly where you stand on my table saw and jointer.
Also, when answering a question again, maybe - especially with Adam Savage - the answer may be different, because he is a very reflective being.
Unless you really need tool-grip blistering heat guns all the time-- consider a couple of nail dryers. They're low profile, quick to heat and do the moderate jobs nicely. I find heat guns too big and sticking out too much.