Man that back pain is no joke, jasonf17 is right about how heavy that glass must be. I've seen guys in construction just totally burned out by their late 30s from ignoring that kind of strain. A good brace really does seem like it's just basic safety gear, like wearing gloves. You gotta take care of your body or it quits on you. Getting the fit right like noahmartin said is everything, a loose brace is worse than useless.

Yeah but in my experience those old patterns don't usually happen by accident. Once you see how they line up with the known routes, it feels way too planned to be random.

Did a similar thing happen in your last project? I heard about a game dev who started listing animation references on their storyboards, and it cut revision time in half. It's wild how a little extra info upfront can smooth out the whole process.

Appreciate friends who tackle gross jobs with you. Crawling through dirt alone feels awful, but doing it together turns a chore into a story. That kind of help proves who your real people are.

Wait until she asks if she can put her toy in a "for loop" next. That's when you really know the lesson stuck.