A timely topic, for me in particular, as I'm currently in the throes of a developing woodwork hobby. Specifically, I've spent a bit of time (and money) in recen

A timely topic, for me in particular, as I'm currently in the throes of a developing woodwork hobby. Specifically, I've spent a bit of time (and money) in recent days and weeks going down the extensive rabbit-hole of tool sharpening. One could say there are many lessons analogous to life, and digital work, in the process (and probably even more that aren't). I think one of the key principles is that sharpening symbolises the leveraging of past-developed wisdom - similar to the 'standing on the shoulders of giants' idea. It's not me who discovered that rubbing my blade over a succession of grits [no, not the eating kind, USA-ians!] gives me the means to get a lot more done with my time. But it'd be my peril, my loss, were I to ignore or trivialise that key wisdom provided by others.