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This reminds me of a study I heard about some time back, comparing the highest performers in various trades to the average. Apparently one major predictor is th
by SuoDuanDao 6y ago
This reminds me of a study I heard about some time back, comparing the highest performers in various trades to the average. Apparently one major predictor is that outlier performers spend more, even as a percentage of income, on their tools.
- WanderPanda 6y agoBut don’t let this be an excuse to fall for the toolbox fallacy!
- anonymouse008 6y agoTry soldering without flux and tell me tools don't matter ;/
- orzig 6y agoI assume you mean "a poor craftsman blames his tools". Is there actually any evidence that over-focusing on tools is a common problem? I understand it could be, and we've all probably wasted an hour here and there, but I don't fear drowning in a glass of water just because I've swallowed wrong a few times
- SuoDuanDao 6y agoI was curious enough to look it up, apparently it's the fallacy of "I can't properly start until I have <tool X>". In that sense I think it's not at all a problem among professionals, but perhaps an easy stumbling block that discourages a lot of amateurs (the study I heard about was actual trades, where going from amateur to professional is less of a hurdle than among creative pursuits). I might say, "A journeyman makes his tools do the job, a master invests in his tools".