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I was talking about actual woodworking hand tools.

• eric-hu 3y ago
  I’ve done a fair amount of car work. The analogy makes sense for me when I think about workspace habits. There was a time where I’d grab a wrench and then leave it wherever when I was done turning that one bolt. It might have been on the ground next to my right hand, on my belly, or on the bumper. That changed after I spent far too many frustrating moments looking for a 12 mm wrench and losing my train of thought to backtrack my steps. I hit a stride when I learned to organize my tools and keep them organized between tasks. It’s still obvious to me now because I have friends who don’t work this way, and I feel overwhelmed when I go into their garage or kitchen and all work surfaces are covered in tools, knives, unopened boxes, etc. I need to actively expand mental energy to ignore those things.