To be fair, languages are far more complicated than hammers. It's a log harder to become good at learning new languages than it is to become good at learning

To be fair, languages are far more complicated than hammers. It's a log harder to become good at learning new languages than it is to become good at learning new woodworking tools. It is true that in both cases, the better you understand the nature of the problem the easier it is to see the purpose of a given tool and learn to use it effectively.