[Nicholson WoodChuck 4-in-1 Combination Chisel/Wood Rasp (3-Piece)]
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Today's meditation:
You can learn much by studying the tools used by an artisan.
I have a love affair with great tools.
I love to build & repair things.
But especially, repairing broken things.
It is a gift I inherited from my father.
This
has been a boon in the professional consulting work that I sometimes
do: Repairing an architecture, a process, a design, a team, or an
organization.
It wasn't until I became
the owner of my first sailboat (at the time, a 31 year old boat, that
had seen better days...a 1971, 32 ft. Islander sloop, made by Wayfarer
Yachts) - that I really began organizing my tools into separate
toolboxes, by use/purpose. Maintaining an aging ocean voyaging vessel is
a special kind of love affair...and many things often break.
Today,
I have seven primary toolboxes. There are some tools that I intend to
use for decades, and am careful about their selection and quality.
Other tools, are sometimes just for a one-time use.
To say I am particular about my tools, would be an understatement.
I
feel the same way about the tools I use in my professional work...but
regrettably, I am often forced to use the tools that are already
selected by a team, or an organization.
It
has been my observation that many folks try to effect a repair job -
without the proper tool. Often, much frustration ensues. Sometimes,
injuries - or damages - will occur, as a result.
There are many corollaries, in the work that we do in IT.
