Always figured you had to chase work at those official events. Hearing how much comes from casual talks really shows where the real connections happen. Maybe the best networking is just being good at your job where people can see it.

Totally get that, it's like the napkin forces you to commit to a first thought. @paulbarnes has a point about messy sketches, but for me it's more about the change of tools. Switching from a mouse to a cheap pen just makes my brain work differently.

Disagree hard on giving filler flowers main character energy. Just because something has nostalgia doesn't make it good design. Still think it's overrated and looks cheap most of the time.

What exactly are they trading though? That paycheck costs time and health, things you can't buy back. Seems like a bad deal to me.

I swapped three capacitors last week before I even checked the grounding. I'm definitely part of the problem Anna describes. I need to slow down and chase the real issue first.