Thanks for writing this, Ros. I lead Interaction Design provision at the Belfast School of Art (http://ixdbelfast.org) and I’ve spent the last few weeks encouraging my students to get cracking and get building. They’re getting there, slowly but surely.

There’s so much in your article that resonated with me,: that feeling when you fix something, that feeling when you learn something new, that feeling you get when you add one more tool to your toolset… that’s what makes it worthwhile.

Thanks for sharing your passion and have a great Christmas.