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A retired framer in a Spokane lumberyard gave me a piece of advice I still think about
He saw me struggling with a load of 2x12s and said, 'Kid, the wood's gonna be there tomorrow, but your back might not.' That was 15 years ago, and I still pace myself on heavy material days. Anyone else have an old-timer's saying that stuck with them?
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taylor9293mo ago
Funny how the best advice is always about slowing down. It feels like a quiet push back against the whole "hustle" culture thing. Those old guys really knew something we keep forgetting.
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oliviadixon2mo ago
stone.evan that "hurry is for the dead" line is gold. My aunt used to tell me "the saw cuts twice when you rush" and it took me way too long to figure out what she meant. Basically if you're in a hurry you mess up, then you gotta do it again, so you wasted twice the time. I started timing myself on jobs and realized slowing down by like 15% actually made me faster overall cause I wasn't fixing mistakes. Funny how the old timers figured that out without any of the fancy productivity apps we have now.
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That "wood's gonna be there tomorrow" line hits hard. My grandpa used to say "hurry is for the dead" when I'd rush a chore. Slowed me right down.
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