Reasons why it's easy to collect lego sets but not put them together

I'm sitting here tonight with black Friday purchases and want to build them but lack the "umpph" to get started..  in my head I have narrowed it down to multiple reasons:

1) too hard to see instructions at times, fear of mistakes

2) laziness and lack of initiation/self discipline 

3) feel guilty just wanting to dump all pieces on floor and make a moc

4) dream the sets are of such value that I'll make a fortune...although local fb marketplace may not be that lucrative 

5) tend to shake in hands (tremor) and the pieces are so small to manipulate at times

6) intimated by multiple steps that look insurmountable 

7) hard to find a place to leave a mess while building over a few days

8) so hard to go back and problem solve a misplaced piece steps ago

9) concentration limits to about an hour

10) worry where finished model will fit

11) enjoying sorting and greebling more than assembling

12) hate color combinations sometimes 

13) stopping to think why I'm an adult playing with kids toys

14) feeling inferior to master builders on the internet 

15) feel like I take way longer than the average person 

I would be interested if anyone has any ideas to overcome these feelings and are able to just jump right in

Black Friday deals!

Black Friday deals 2025

Unbelievably lucky today!!

$164 for all of these from Meijers above

$160 for boutique hotel below

Thanks to family for a great lego day...unexpected surprise!

Impressed with gobricks factory direct so far

 Impressed with gobricks 

After ordering from webrick.com I thought I'd try gobricks factory direct.  So far I've been happy with it although there's a few things I'm confused about.  I got a notification that a refund occurred but my invoice doesn't reflect it.  However there were 2 minifigs that they added..I guess to compensate for 1 missing.  

Some pieces were carefully wrapped in bags but most bricks were just in a large bag

The real time delivery tracker was kept up to date

I really believe the pieces were handpicked vs computer driven ordering fulfillment 

I ordered quite a few minifigs accessories and brackets since these are newer pieces I don't have as many of.

Again although I had a positive experience, the availability and prompt customer service and timeliness was good, I think Lego will always be the best.

Reasons why I'm not on Lego masters!

 Reasons why I could never be on lego masters 

1) no clue how to do power functions and gears i.e. roller coaster moc

2) difficulty thinking in 3d

3) wouldn't begin to know how to make a full size lego race car or real life size car

4) wouldn't know how to make the blue wave model

5) would have trouble making structure stability for taller buildings 

6) difficulty planning/visualizing finished projects

7) lack of SNOT knowledge incorporated into models

8) difficulty making 1 part of a model move distant from where the motion would be i.e. a steering column or differential 

9) difficulty planning ahead to create attachments for i.e. decorative elements done on a Christmas sleigh

10) hiding structural bases under the visible model part

11 Difficulty making lego figures and faces

Makes me really appreciate the lego masters..I'll leave it to the pros!

Egyptian moc

 My wife plans to see the pyramids next year.  I gave her a sneak preview

Final product above: skeleton is wedged...pith helmet attached to curiously wandering insect!  And umbrella for afterlife!

Beginning before additional pieces to anchor skeleton in.

I tried to use lego masters ideas..color, tell a story (I was going to have an explorer zip line in because of a broken ladder but didn't have parts) and. Layers with a focal point.  I used trapping of the skeleton so that it isn't connected but stays in place!