“An artist’s work depends on his tools”.
These words are from the legendary Leonardo da Vinci, who viewed his tools as an extension of his body and intellect, inseparable from his creativity.
This point was not lost on American President Abraham Lincoln, who also famously said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will the spend the first four sharpening the axe.”
The importance of tool preparation and maintenance has been discussed by philosophers since Plato, and seen as being key to achieving amazing fucking things.
On the other hand, not being prepared limits what we can do, and a shitty tradesman doesn’t blame themselves, but blames their tools.
Many philosophers like Aristotle and Kant talked about tools metaphorically, for preparing our virtues or critical thinking skills, before taking action or doing philosophy.
Many others talked about tools in the everyday sense. Marx said tools were part of our relationship with nature, and that separating the tools from the tradesman robbed them of their identity, which happens when you plonk someone in front a fucking machine in a factory.
Heidegger said if we don’t have our tools ready, they don’t seamlessly become part of the work, and their poor condition distracts us from the task at hand.
Deleuze believed the real scientific knowledge of the last couple of hundred years comes from people who make tools, not the scientists we hear about, because tool-makers tap into how things really work when they craft the microscopes, telescopes and machines that others use to make the discoveries we do hear about.
The message here is don’t neglect your tools.
You never know when you might get lucky.
Or, perhaps you’ve got it all planned and ready to go. Either way, tool care is crucial for great performance.
Nothing shows you are ready to have some fun more than being carefully groomed, fresh and feeling fucking great.
Love and care for yourself and your tools and you won’t only impress, you’ll clear the way to lose yourself in the moment, opening the chance to explore and create new mind-blowing sensual experiences.
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These words are from the legendary Leonardo da Vinci, who viewed his tools as an extension of his body and intellect, inseparable from his creativity. This point was not lost on American President Abraham Lincoln, who also famously said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will the spend the first four sharpening the axe.” The importance of tool preparation and maintenance has been discussed by philosophers since Plato, and seen as being key to achieving amazing fucking things. On the other hand, not being prepared limits what we can do, and a shitty tradesman doesn’t blame themselves, but blames their tools.Many philosophers like Aristotle and Kant talked about tools metaphorically, for preparing our virtues or critical thinking skills, before taking action or doing philosophy.
Many others talked about tools in the everyday sense. Marx said tools were part of our relationship with nature, and that separating the tools from the tradesman robbed them of their identity, which happens when you plonk someone in front a fucking machine in a factory. Heidegger said if we don’t have our tools ready, they don’t seamlessly become part of the work, and their poor condition distracts us from the task at hand. Deleuze believed the real scientific knowledge of the last couple of hundred years comes from people who make tools, not the scientists we hear about, because tool-makers tap into how things really work when they craft the microscopes, telescopes and machines that others use to make the discoveries we do hear about.The message here is don’t neglect your tools.
You never know when you might get lucky. Or, perhaps you’ve got it all planned and ready to go. Either way, tool care is crucial for great performance. Nothing shows you are ready to have some fun more than being carefully groomed, fresh and feeling fucking great. Love and care for yourself and your tools and you won’t only impress, you’ll clear the way to lose yourself in the moment, opening the chance to explore and create new mind-blowing sensual experiences.
