My neighbor's house fire last year was traced back to a faulty breaker connection. I mean, the torque specs are there for a reason, it's not just busywork. It feels like we're seeing this mindset everywhere now, just skipping steps for speed. Idk, maybe it's just me but that's how small mistakes turn into big problems.

My pans see more action than my dating life.

My starter hit a wall around 200 bakes, same issue. I was sure it was my fault, but swapping from my usual AP to a rye blend for a week fixed it completely. Totally changed my view on flour brands mattering.

On the old Dragon Ball Z forums, we'd argue for hours about power levels. I learned to mute hot take accounts and set a timer for social media. It forces a hard stop, like closing the browser tab at 2 AM used to. You get some of that old control back without quitting cold turkey.

Wait, how hard were you pushing? That's wild.