As for the tinkering advice in TFA: While I wholeheartedly agree, as I grow older I find it progressively harder to force myself to start a new (and novel) proj

As for the tinkering advice in TFA: While I wholeheartedly agree, as I grow older I find it progressively harder to force myself to start a new (and novel) project just because. I still have personal projects, but they are very purpose driven and thus I mostly use what I know rather than exploring new tech.