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I finally realized I'd been greasing the governor rope sheaves backwards for two whole years after a trainee asked why I was doing it 'the hard way'.

Has anyone else had a moment like that, where a simple question from a new guy made you question a long-held habit?
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victor636
victor6366d agoMost Upvoted
Oh man, that hits home. I used to organize my tool cart in this super weird way, and a new apprentice just asked "why is the wrench so far from the sockets?" Totally changed my system.
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sandra146
sandra1466d ago
Totally get what you mean, @victor636. Sometimes you just need a fresh pair of eyes to point out the obvious. I started grouping all my pliers together after a coworker spent five minutes looking for the channel locks I had stashed with the screwdrivers. Makes the whole workflow way faster.
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