My last breakup happened at a Starbucks on 4th Street.

Seriously, it's about the control. A router jig can't feel a tricky grain change and adjust like your hands can, so you end up fixing its mistakes anyway. That quiet focus is how you actually learn the material.

Wait, he let someone actually handle a Detective 27 reprint? Even a reprint of that makes me nervous. That's the kind of trust you just don't see anymore. Mike gets it, the whole point is the book in your hands, not just a picture online. My local guy would have a heart attack.

That prepaid card trick is a solid move, honestly. The one thing I'd add is that calling it 'fun money' can make it feel less real, like play cash. In my experience, labeling it something more serious, like 'monthly entertainment fund' or just 'discretionary spending,' changes the mental game. It's the same amount of money, but you're less likely to blow it all in one go because the name reminds you it has to last.

Sounds like a fancy placebo to me. Not convinced it's worth the hype.