Numbers cut through the talk" is a good point from @lee_reed, changed how I see it.

That old timer is right. You can hear it in the sound of the cut too, a sort of rough tearing noise instead of a clean slice. My shoulder starts to ache up by my neck when I'm leaning into it too hard. It's a good reminder to stop and strop the blade more often.

Totally, that bacon fat trick feels like a secret weapon! I've started saving all my good cooking fats in a jar in the fridge just for wrapping.

Funny how that gut voice thing works. Makes you wonder if people are really hearing volume or just more confidence coming through. Sometimes a quiet voice that doesn't waver gets more attention than a loud shaky one. It's like the sound of being sure of yourself changes how it lands.

Watched my buddy try to force one on a rounded bolt last weekend. He ended up stripping it completely and had to drill the thing out. Totally not worth the supposed time save.