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Basically the advice is "when learning to use a hammer, see everything as a nail. Nail everything, and use no other tools." IMHO terrible advice.
by eplanit 6y ago
Basically the advice is "when learning to use a hammer, see everything as a nail. Nail everything, and use no other tools."
IMHO terrible advice.
- marcosdumay 6y agoHum... There's no better way to know how a screw behaves when hammed in than by taking one and hamming it somewhere. As somebody already posted in another comment, just be very clear on what you want to achieve. I'd also add that you must be very sure you can throw it all away afterwards.
- eyelidlessness 6y agoThat’s not a fair representation of the advice. Using the metaphor, it’s more like: “when learning to use a hammer, try to use the hammer for things that you don’t see as nails; if you don’t, you may miss that it’s also an excellent tool for prying and some kinds of demolition; if you do, you’ll also learn where it’s ill suited for the task, such as tightening screws.” It’s excellent advice.
- atoav 6y agoWhy terrible tho? Go all out overdo it. Afterwards you won't have such a great urge to press everything i to your ideomes anymore. Better do it in a fun little side project and try it out than doing it in professional projects because you never could before.
- astrobe_ 6y agoI think it's good advice because by doing that, you may discover that your hammer can do more than you think.