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eugenenine:
I'm in the 'don't have this problem because I never complete anything' camp.  I'll pull out an old project from time to time and tinker with it some more.

A 'show pics of old projects' thread like the show your workbench thread might be fun.
Red Squirrel:
Too many.  Not just electronics, but stuff around the house.  Deck is half built, garage is half finished, basement is half finished.... and that's not even talking about all the parts I bought for "future projects" that I never started.   :-DD

And then there's all the project ideas I have which I never even started on.   I really need to make a list of everything I want to do and start setting goals.   I have a shift work job which means I get more time off, so I don't really have an excuse.
sokoloff:
I literally signed up for JIRA cloud (free for small use) and use it to track house and car maintenance projects. It’s helped, but it’s no silver bullet.

I used to keep notes in Apple notes app, but JIRA seems to work smoother. If I have 30 minutes, it’s easier to open it and find something productive to knock out.
eugenenine:

--- Quote from: Red Squirrel on February 07, 2020, 02:31:55 am ---basement is half finished....

--- End quote ---

Here we are taxed on livable space where livable = finished.  So when they come and ask my basement is 'not finished yet' and I could show them its still not finished if they ever wanted proof.  So this unfinished project saves me money :)
frogg:
This is one my literal dust-gatherers :)

I designed and built this IP54 Vector Impedance Analyzer around an esp32, inspired by tactical radios

The face plate is CNC machined from a plate of 6061-T6, mechanically attached to a die-cast enclosure. Powdercoated in tacticool colors, laser-etched markings, o-ring sealed encoders...lithium ion battery and pass-through serial programming on the front panel...I think overall I spent $300-400 on building this thing not counting the time...now you can buy a nano-VNA that goes up to 900MHz for $40!

Just a memento of the many things I learned while designing and building it. Now it's a knick-knack :)
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