Actually, the physical side of it gets overlooked. Sure you work faster, but it also just hurts less after a long day. My hands used to ache from all the clicking and dragging. Now they just kind of know where to go without me staring at the screen. It trades a little mental effort upfront for a lot of physical ease later.

I ruined so many cuts with frayed edges before I learned that same backside trick. That ragged look used to drive me crazy on every job.

Years back, I was sure staking trees tightly was the only way to save them after storms. Then I saw a neighbor's pine snap from being too rigid. @walker.thomas mentioning spring storms made me rethink that approach. My own pine now gets loose stakes with rubber ties, letting it sway a bit. That flexibility actually helped it anchor better in the wind last fall. Sometimes letting nature do its thing works out.