Totally get what you're saying. Back in my dad's shop, they used old paint cans for screws and nails. If someone kicked one over, everyone stopped to help pick up, no questions asked. Now with fancy organizers, you just buy more plastic bins when they break. It's cleaner, but nobody talks. We threw out less stuff, too.

My tablet has a blue light filter that kicks in at 9 PM. I read e-books on it for an hour in bed every night and fall asleep faster than when I try to just lie there in the dark. For me, the quiet distraction actually calms my brain down. The real sleep killer for most people is stress, not a little screen time. Charging your phone across the room just means you'll stare at the ceiling worrying about work instead.

Field camp in Wyoming had me swearing a hunk of quartzite was marble for two whole days. The TA just smiled and handed me a drop of acid.

Man, 0.5% is already in the red zone? That’s wild. I’ve seen chains that bad and they’re usually making so much noise and skipping way before they snap. His must have been totally silent but just completely gone, all the pins worn down to nothing.