I have to admit I didn’t reread my notes before reviewing this chapter. Earlier today, I went through a chapter from Memory Champion Scott Hagwood’s book, where he explains that we tend to remember what genuinely interests us. And that matches my experience here: the part of this chapter that stuck with me most is Cal Newport’s suggestion to invest in good tools.
His point is simple: even if the benefit of expensive tools over cheaper or free ones is small, the act of investing in them signals that you take your mission—your job, your project, whatever it is—seriously. Treat it professionally, and you naturally start caring more about the quality of the tools you use.
And here’s my personal takeaway: I haven’t treated this blog professionally. I didn’t care much about the quality of these posts. If I had implemented some form of quality control a few years ago, I’d probably be writing at a level closer to the standards I hold in my actual job.
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