optimism engineering.

A good outcome is a structure,
not ~~a feeling about a structure~~.

What are you optimistic about?

I thinkcan get better.

Good. Let's see if it can carry anything.

Structural members. Drag one under it.

SPECIFICWhat would "better" look like?

OWNERWho can actually move this?

FEEDBACKWhat could tell you within 30 days whether you're wrong?

SLACKWhat can go badly without killing the whole thing?

Name the future first.

Unfortunately, drawings carry no load.

What will you do on Monday?

PICK UP A TOOL.

Failure is not pessimism. Discovering failure while it is still cheap is optimistic engineering.

The pessimist and the optimist are both making a forecast. Only one of them is obliged to pick up a tool.

Optimism is willingness to build something that reality is allowed to test.