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Tonight, internet strangers, I would like to tell you a tale about "Just Do The Thing". Whether you have ADHD, a short attention span, a lack of drive, or something else, if The Thing takes a few minutes, it's probably time to Just Do The Thing. I am extremely guilty of this, and here's a story:

I was successful in replacing my batteries, and my mom asked me to replace a battery in her husband's watch. It's got a back that you have to pry off and push back on. I broke the stem inside on my first attempt, so I went online and bought a replica.

I bought a replica not only because I broke the first watch, but because the back of this watch is engraved, and we needed that intact. New watch arrives a couple weeks later. I stop focusing on watch repair. My mom asks occasionally to get the watch prepped. I feel terrible that I haven't.

Tonight, she asked again. Heck it, let's try right now. I'm pretty sure I've had the new watch for three years now (!!). After trying a method with a small clamp to get the engraved back on the new watch, it works! The watch is up and running again. It took me like 20 minutes. Just Do The Thing.