How labels multiply your knowledgebase, cash, time, on LOW effort.

[@travers114]

I worked in a business that hired a lot of students and less experienced tool users, and one of my favourite strategies for labeling tool drawers was to colloquially label them based on what they do: Grab, Cut, Drill, Measure, Strip, Screw, etc. People could always seem to return the tools to the correct drawers even with no experience, and would learn the basic function of a tool they have never seen or used before based on the drawer it’s in.

[@tomanicodin]

Underrated tip!!!!

[@chaosplan]

I’ve used that method in my garage. I have about 30 milk crates that are stored under a long table. Some contain tools, some contain parts, some have collections. SCRIBE, GRIND, SAFETY, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, BRUSHES, ROPE, HOSE, METAL, PLASTIC. The system works pretty well. The crates can be pulled out like a drawer or removed and taken to the project if needed. One thing I’m not satisfied with, however is that I have not yet worked on the system for inside the crates, basically it’s a pile of stuff, and I would prefer it to be cleaner and more efficient.

[@davidmalawey]

I endorse this idea! verbs are powerful, thanks for sharing.

[@jsteinfeld14]

Working at a startup with a bunch of recent graduates, this is key and took a little bit for me to figure out the labeling system to use to become more efficient. I have 9 years aviation experience so to me putting tools back is second nature, but we were losing literal days because someone would lose something, not ask around for it and spend all day looking for it. I took about a week, realized that everything we did could be basically broken down into “cutting utensils” “screw drives” “tool kits” and “wrenches”. Made a label for our general shop use toolbox and basically all of the lost tools were solved immediately. I still have to get on a few of them to put tools away but overall they know where to find the thing they need and where it goes back to.

[@paulskaar8556]

I say stowing a tool is muscle memory "workout" for using a tool.​@@jsteinfeld14

[@williamdunn4811]

Here's a story on how effective 5S and Lean manufacturing can be. I used to work for Boeing as a Aircraft Assembler for the 787. I worked mainly on the rear tail fins of the plane. In one particular production area there was 8 workers on first shift and another 4 on second shift. I was tasked with organizing the area to be standardized and be more efficient. Here are the things that I did. First I made a heat map of the work on the tail fins and a heat map of the tools, materials and parts that would be used. I grouped these together to be as close as possible. Reducing walking and searching. All of the fasteners were organized in trays by fastener type. I reorganized them by job code. Such as installing wiring harness or skin panels. The toolboxes were next. Each drawer was organized by tool type. All of the socket wrenches were in one drawer. Wrenches in another. Ect. I did whats called a red tag event. Each tool had a red sticker applied. The sticker could only be removed if the tool was used on the airplane. After a couple of weeks any tool that did have a red sticker was removed from the area. 3/4ths of the wrenches were brand new and never used. I reorganized each tool box drawer by job code and made removeable trays for each. So if you were installing hydraulic lines you would simply open the tool box drawer labeled hydraulic lines and a tray was inside with each possible tool required to install the hydraulic lines. Shadow boxed and labelled. Each tool was laser engraved for FOD control for the tray it belonged to. The amount of time wasted opening each drawer of the tool box and searching for and trying to remember what tools were needed was extremely wasteful Next I labelled and organized part racks, condensing 5 part racks down to 2, reducing wharehouse load times and travel times to deliver parts to the area. Everything was taped out and labelled on the floor so that each rack had a home. Standardizing the work I had done. The part racks, fastener trays and tools were all side by side. When you started a job, you grabbed exactly what you needed incredibly efficiently. This made clean up and training also very easy. Work Instructions were created with pictures and put in binders nearby standardizing how the plane was assembled. By the time I was finished organizing the area the head count went from 12 down to 1. The one dude left never had to leave the production area in search of materials or tools, while also creating a huge increase to quality output. Defects went down despite the reduction in head count.

[@davidmalawey]

that’s incredible. we hope that in business, the leadership is orderly as the workers so they could advance to the next project instead of getting let go. That red tag event is SO powerful. Not to mention it can be used at home or anywhere in life.

[@williamdunn4811]

@@davidmalawey there were lay offs happening at the time as this was around the 2020 epidemic. Boeing did offer voluntary layoffs and severance packages. Most of the employees in that area were actually transferred to other work cells to offset the voluntary layoffs. I estimate that I saved Boeing $1,000,000 a year because of the efficiencies of that area. I received a $50 gift card. My example is definitely tailored for a mass production environment. Still there are useful lessons for the home shop. EDIT; comments dont seem to be replying to people. Maybe this update will. A heat map was just a visualization of the work performed on the wing. Most of the work was on the Inboard side of the wing. I plotted the work out on an architectural blueprint of the area. Then used to scale paper cutouts of everything in the area to quickly redesign the area so that parts, toolboxes, chemicals, Point of Use Racks ect were clustered together and near the work being performed. Before a lot of these racks were on the outskirts of the area which led to a lot of walking around searching for things. The whole point was to reduce walking times during the production process. When an employee walks around, the company is paying them, and no work is being performed.

[@couryrussell7653]

@@williamdunn4811I took a lean manufacturing class back in college, have used certain principles from my lessons but one thing I haven’t heard of is that heat map. Would you mind explaining to me what those are? I’m also curious as to why the head count dropped so drastically. Was it a combination of your ramped up efficiency, the 2020 layoffs you mentioned, or people quitting?

[@williamdunn4811]

@@couryrussell7653 the heat map was where the employees performed the most actual work physically, or where most of the materials were located. On a 30" x 10" airplane fin, Most of the work was only done on one half of the wing, while part carts and fastener trays were located at the outer rim of the production area on the side of the wing not being worked on. The goal of the heat map is to concentrate the materials and the work to reduce walking. When employees are walking they are getting paid and zero work is getting done. You could frame the problem to be instead that the average worker walked 15000 steps in a work period, and the goal is to reduce it to 5000 steps. For the tool box scenario the workers spent a considerable amount of time just looking for the tools they needed, and then spent a considerable amount of time looking while putting the tools back. There was a rate drop in conjunction with the layoffs but it wasn't proportional to the amount of efficiency gained. Even if the production rates went back up to full tilt the area wouldn't need more than 2 people.

[@williamdunn4811]

@@couryrussell7653 the heat map is a visualization of where the majority of the work is performed. Take an overhead picture of the area and highlight where work is done and where materials are. The goal of the heat map was to reduce employee walking. While the workers are walking they are getting paid, and zero work is being done on the plane. Move the materials, parts, fasteners and tools closer to the work being done on the wing and nestled together. Before they had organized it where everything was in all four corners of the work area so that production staging could somewhat easily grab the carts to reload. I left Boeing in 2022. They still had one employee in that area after 2 years. I had designed it to accommodate 2 workers if they went back up to the full production rate. Still reduced the head count by 10.

[@marcusstacofsky8236]

This is my kinda tisim

[@SpaceRaptorJesusJedi]

😂😂👌

[@thingyee1118]

Yup

[@captainnathan1164]

Hell yes brother

[@CmdrTigerKing]

TISIM ?

[@jakospence]

@@CmdrTigerKingAWEsome-TISM

[@mattyjmar10]

"Organizing is a decision-making process" well said. Many people underestimate how important decision making to organization. Organization without decision making is just moving clutter into larger piles.

[@rustledjammies8769]

Seeing that my colleagues were struggling to find video cables, laptop power supplies, printer parts, docks, screens, etc., over the space of an hour every other day over a few weeks I completely cleared out all of the cupboards at work and organised all relevant cables into their own boxes based on connectors, type, model, etc. They said it was a complete waste of time and that none of that stuff was supposed to be there, although were a little happy I was trying to do something productive with my time and trying to tidy the office space. Little did they realise, especially with my reinforcing of putting things away, that it was crazily useful to them. If a new person joined the company and needed a laptop, power supply and bag, boom! If management needed a VGA cable for a projector. Boom! If a printer's roller started to wear out, boom! They were originally very hostile to it, but couldn't really stop me. In the end they were impressed at how much time it saved and were putting stuff back without any prompting, which was epic! It's one of my proudest achievements in my career! 😂

[@Karaon]

If you try to makeit perfect 1st try u're gonna procrastinate forever. Jesus this one hits hard

[@patricksquires77]

Perfect is enemy of progress/good.

[@slackjaw4270]

Please do not use the Lords name in vain.

[@slackjaw4270]

@@patricksquires77 Yes, it does.

[@slackjaw4270]

@@patricksquires77 May god have mercy on you.

[@zalafinari]

@@slackjaw4270 Please do not police other people. Religion is like a penis, it's best kept to yourself and not brought out in public spaces.

[@GabrielBacon]

One time I was painting a room in my house and was on a step ladder filling a nail hole. My phone rang and I set down my putty knife to answer the call. I got off the phone and spent ~30 minutes looking everywhere for the putty knife. I finally got angry and slammed the door and the putty knife, that I evidently set on top of the open door, fell on my head. I learned that anger does solve some problems, and also learned to have a bright green tray in which all tools I’m currently working with must be set down into no matter where I am on the project. Now, I spend more time on the project and less time looking for tools.

[@thehuntressdanni2972]

This is literally my purse. Yes, it's a storage container that leaves my house, but it is also always present in my house when I'm in my house. Certain objects that I'll need outside of the home, are stored in it, even though I might also need them inside the home too. Polysporin? Charging adapters? My writing tools? Earrings? Bandages? Bottle opener? Hand lotion? Nail file? They live in my purse and nowhere else. Even though a lot of these things could have a dedicated home elsewhere in my home, they live in my purse next to lipgloss, tampons and my backup mini makeup. I also keep a lot of "if I'm in a pinch or need to stay alive" type things in my purse too. Measuring tape, safety pins, mini screwdriver. Flashlight, scissors. You never know when you'll find yourself in worst case scenarios, and needing things that most people wish they had on hand. Polysporin in a purse can be the difference between dying in the woods and making it back home after fleeing a kidnapper.

[@LovisaSvensson-iw7wc]

This is just what I need, thank you

[@obscuredfigure]

i love your videos SO much. im not nearly into tech or mechanics enough to warrant this kind of organisation but i AM an artist with a Shit Ton of supplies, scraps and sketchbooks and i'm excited to use some of these methods as im tidying up my collection!!! thx always 4 the straightforward and lofi vids :>

[@shivaslilgsunlimited7507]

11:34 this is how the Native Americans were able to have so much knowledge about plants and the environment, just by having their eyes open being aware, watching and listening they were extremely well calibrated to the land

[@TheOfficialOriginalChad]

I started labeling my workshop a few months ago and put it on hold while I observed what methods have been useful and not. This video has been a game changer. Thank you.

[@ptiu2458]

Hoarders take note: Davids video is the key to functional hoarding. Fresh acquisitions must be processed and filed away in the correct place. Processing includes cleaning, repairing, restoring, or breaking down into sub parts and raw materials. A filing system is crucial; if you know you have one but cant find it, then consider yourself a dis-functioning hoarder. Also you will soon see if you have too much of any one thing...if too much is not enough then we have a different problem.

[@AfricanFlightStar]

How did you read my mind?? 😱😳

[@gblargg]

I have a hoard and being able to see all of one item together makes it easy to get rid of the excess. It's the chaos that results in the thinking that you had better keep this one in case you don't have another.

[@user-ml8dm9fz6l]

i noticed organized quantities did make me want to remove excess, but later in the future found that I wish I kept the excess

[@ya-silly-goose623]

I hate to break this to you, but any sort of hoarding is bad. It's not a positive word. Collecting is perhaps what you're looking to say.

[@gblargg]

@@ya-silly-goose623 Hate to break the definition of the word to you: hoard: to accumulate for preservation, future use, etc., in a hidden or carefully guarded place

[@MrSomethingred]

Thankyou for making the most boring topic actually relevant and interesting. I always thought my boss was being a nag with his 5S

[@mulberryworkshop]

All about how you communicate it... Maybe he actually was a nag xD

[@gblargg]

One thing to work with is how much energy you have to give to a task. If you can reduce the amount of mental energy needed, the task can be done even when you're tired or overwhelmed. Another big thing is making tasks more fine-grained, which also reduces the energy needed since it's less for each step. If you can always be doing things, even small, to clean up the area, regardless of how much energy you have, you can make more use of your time than if things all have higher barriers.

[@adriangorman6203]

I bang out so many high-vis tape labels during my night-time wind-down TV watching, it's unreal how much benefit daytime-me gets from this one simple trick

[@cds5067]

I think this is really important and undervalued, if you can't organise your belongings you cannot organize your life's important steps and path forward. We need to spend less money on beer and more on labels.

[@Azyahni]

Great video on strengthening executive functioning skills

[@chiphill4856]

Congrats on working for Toyota. I worked for Bosch for 9 years in the 90's and we carefully studied the Toyota quality system of manufacturing. 5S, continuous Improvement, Muda, and more. I've adopted it on my own shop and business. It's a fantastic system which has been recognized worldwide as a superior way to build useful items. Labeling is a great start!

[@evanplanas7505]

POV: Your shop foreman is on the spectrum, but a really good guy.

[@mailleweaver]

We're all on the spectrum. That's the point of calling it a spectrum.

[@3nertia]

@@mailleweaver "Only. Human."

[@WoodworkingforAnyone]

My foreman was very very far off in the distance of that spectrum. His particular personality made that place run like a very tight ship. It was so tight in fact that everything was very chill and kind of perfect. Usually those guys are a pain but he did it perfectly. We helped most of the time but the processes were nearly invisible. Red green and yellow stripes around every broom handle and you could find it effortlessly no matter who leaned it in that stupid spot.

[@BaronOfDaker]

​@@mailleweaver No. If your life isn't impacted negatively by "being on the spectrum", then you're not on the spectrum.

[@BaronOfDaker]

"...but..."? That implies that people on the spectrum usually aren't good?

[@TheGoodMorty]

And that's why YOU ALWAYS LEAVE A NOTE.

[@davidmalawey]

googled this and found the reference. that escalated quickly.

[@Hugatry]

There is always money in the banana stand.

[@Florida_as_Fuck]

What could it cost, ten dollars?

[@cedricbillingsley3960]

That's my standard procedure.

[@notnow7973]

Thank you for this!

[@_Epictetus_]

This isn't the video I was expecting but I am glad I stuck around. One of very few videos on here with actual sustenance.

[@MarjorieAlexander]

Most valuable 25 min it was I’ve spent on KZbin in a while. Thank you for these strategies!

[@robertlong9029]

I need this in my life. I am a general contractor and have ADHD I can put things away while my mind is on something else sometimes just dropping it on the floor of my shop. It’s an awful feeling to be in chaos .

[@joegibes]

"Don't put it down, put it away!" But - that goes with "a place for everything, and everything in its place" - aka the "Straighten" part of 5S. Gotta be tough on a jobsite unlike a shop, where you can really make a home for things, I feel you!

[@d-rex7043]

Putting stuff in a safe place, while thinking of 5 other things... it's Real safe, now!

[@genuineimpulse9134]

I'm in the chaos. That's a great description.

[@rustledjammies8769]

It seems the opposite of what you'd want, but I also have ADHD and organising stuff into its own place helps enormously!

[@spencerbarton5353]

Same, ADHD, contractor's assistant with my own small shop, I use thin and thick rolls of a white tape called "art tape" which is like scotch tape but better in every way when it comes to label making. I use Milwaukee Inkzall sharpies because they have a finer tip than traditional sharpies while also drying instantly and writing in a darker black. When I am cleaning or organizing a space, I have a tool belt or a messenger bag that I keep slung over my left shoulder so that I can reach it with my right hand or push it behind me out of the way and the bag or tool belt will always contain markers, art tape, an all purpose cleaning spray, and a rag or two, as well as anything else required for the specific job that I will not allow myself to misplace. I make sure the sharpie is physically attached to my body, wrist, bag, or in the roll of tape. One Roommate made fun of me for using so many labels when we decided to partition the fridge and freezer, But we no longer have an overflowing larder because now the location of each item communicates who purchased it and/or who lays claim to it, and, most importantly, who has to use it before the expiration date or throw it away if it goes bad. Labeling is a habit similar to the capture habit where instead of saying "I'll remember to do this" you realize "I might not remember to do this" and perhaps you started to do list on the Notes app on your phone, and now you can capture ideas and to-do items there, And as long as you start making time each day to process those items and plan what tasks you're going to do and when, then suddenly your memory is as perfect as your reliability of capture and clarity of notetaking can be, (provided you take the time to reference this external memory, rather than getting it lost in the backlog of course, but anybody in that situation should be aware that it's unsustainable and no better than square one unless you have time to catch up.) In Labeling, there are a lot more different options and protocols than for the capture habit (although ideally you should be capturing different notes in a categorized notes separate from your task list, and people do organize what are effectively personal libraries based on this system.) I recently Removed unnecessary tools and then labeled every remaining tool that I keep in my primary waterproof toolbox because other than my impact driver and favorite hammer, that toolbox is the only thing I usually bring around to personal home repairs and bring with me in my car when there's even a remote possibility of a repair situation. I recently sorted all of the lightbulbs in the house into labeled boxes and often labeled the individual bulbs if they were dimmable or flickered or any other information that was missing from or very hard to find on their label. When living with others, I never assume that I will be the only one using a thing (or trying to use one of my things), and with rare exceptions I don't assume that someone won't try to use my favorite kitchen knife or fry pan or my titanium hammer, or try to use metal to scrape the nonstick bowl of my rice cooker. Those are some of the strangest things that I have labeled (usually with some kind of inconvenient mitten on the handle of the knife or frying pan) "[my name] do not use!" or "titanium hammer, not for demolition work" I ask myself what the odds are that I will forget how to use some thing in a year, or if there is a non-Zero chance that someone else will have to figure out how to use it. "does this [tool/appliance/door knob and lock/wall outlet that trips the breaker at only 15 Amps/drawer in the kitchen] have any hidden/special/useful information about it that I currently know but may forget, and would like to communicate to myself or anyone else who's trying to use it?" is probably the basic question in Home and workshop labeling. Categorization and organizing items around point of performance are also important but the labeling I'm talking about can be done before (but is ideally done during or after) such re-organizing.

[@asafoetidajones8181]

Also, color coding, or packing items in the reverse order of expected necessity, labeling etc is highly useful for items intended for emergency or high stress situations. My jacks, jack pads, jack stands, jumper cables, tire iron and leverage bar are all red and black. I got the color scheme from the jumper cables, or anarchosyndicalism, I don't remember. They're all also together in the same milk crates. I'm not a mechanic or anything, I just have a car and autism, and I might be forced to change a tire or oil or whatever at a particular moment in time when I'm tired, stressed, mentally foggy, or it's an emergency. That potentially multiplies the difficulty of a simple task. Doing all the prep you can for something difficult when your time is free and cheap so you have more time and clarity when it's tight and expensive is awesome. A minute of changing a tire in a rainstorm on a slope in the dark is easily worth an hour of a lazy afternoon in a trade.

[@asafoetidajones8181]

Also, talking about color, I've found that color coordinating the *background* of your workspace really helps reduce cognitive load during work because there's less visual distraction. I switched my hobby shelf drawers from white to black, painted a wooden shelf black, and bought a black silicone mat to match the hobby table surface, and while I'm sitting there, my mind wanders less and it's easier to find what I want during... Play, I'd say work, but it's play. You can instantly tell if something is out of place etc. the gains are small, not worth doing it they only benefit you a few times, but over dozens or hundreds of hours it's a better experience.

[@zalafinari]

"I'm not a mechanic or anything, I just have a car and autism" This line is gold.

[@genuineimpulse9134]

I have autism and a world class mess. Thanks for the tips.

[@BackyardFusion]

I love the thoroughness of this, its like when I make sub directories for sub directories… with super specific names😂

[@Chodfather1107]

Now I know I’m not the only one who marks and aligns his hose end and nozzles midpoint with silver marker. I feel redeemed! Great vid!

[@genuineimpulse9134]

And I'm the anti- y'all. I mean that in the nicest way possible.

[@ivangutowski]

The wind speed on the fan is so subtly clever

[@miss_information]

‘calibrating the humans’ lol

[@TheSlyProductions]

Putting lumen labels on light switches is a natural progression.

[@klo1679]

I bought a new toolbox, and everyone at work questioned why I clearly labeled each drawer and its contents. I replied with two things, 1, I’m new to the box and need to memorise my own toolbox now, and 2, I will work with apprentices, and they won’t know where things go.

[@yunggolem4687]

I like to keep all my desks on casters & use caster carts, shelves & racks rather than immobile furniture. Most of my chairs are on casters as well. Typically dedicate a small power strip to each piece so it's as compartmentalized as possible. Unplug one plug and I can move the entire workspace wherever I want, plug it back in. The ability to redesign my work & living spaces in a minutes is a huge advantage both aesthetically in relation to windows & lighting and practically. Being able to move my workspace to minimize visual/audio noise when aiming for deep focus is a huge boon.

[@joshuawagnervideo]

I have been reworking my woodshop this way. Having a couple of rolling racks with labeled Sterilite drawers and other bins has been amazing.

[@yunggolem4687]

@@joshuawagnervideo Yep, huge benefit because you can adapt your setup to your current task and/or easily iterate on it to perform better as a generalized setup. Even just changing it up for little reason is nice sometimes to get a slightly different stimulus from the geometry of the space. I find reorienting my space to be psychologically beneficial when embarking on a major project or some other paradigm shift. Kind of like ending a chapter & starting a new one. Cuts off a lot of the old tendrils of thought clinging to previous projects, cluttering up the mind.

[@mikoaj2323]

After having a lot of different-sized screws with various heads thrown into random boxes, I came to the same conclusion. Now, for example, I have a box with M3 screws, divided into approximately 10x2 sections (about 10 columns for different lengths and 2 rows to differentiate between flat head and countersunk screws). There’s also a section for a mix of screws that don’t match the labels but are in low quantities. Life is a lot easier now, and 3D printing projects go much faster. At first, I thought that over time the screws would get mixed up, but as you said-when you see something in the wrong place, you just automatically put it in the right spot, and it's effortless. Highly recommend to anyone who is unsure.

[@Mad4400]

I think this is the approach I need to take. In my work I am often removing screws, bolts and many other types of fasteners. Some may get kept for reuse, but often we have them in such numbers there is no purpose keeping any more of them. I enjoy DIY and repairing things, so I have amassed kilograms of these fasteners. However, I cannot fully utilise what I have acquired because there is so much of it still to be sorted and what I have sorted into labelled ziplock bags has been piled into a large toolbox because I cannot decide on a way to display the various fasteners, so I can become familiar with what I have available. My ideas on how to store them seem to fall short of my needs, as I spend more time sorting and learning what I have and then discovering the thing I sorted as 1 line is actually 2 lines because there are 2 slightly different lengths. Then I notice another attribute that is different, so now that 1 line is actually 3 or 4 At that point I am not sure if it is worth splitting that 1 line down to a greater number of lines because I can't yet gauge the quantities I actually have until I do more sorting. I need to have my storage solution be flexible in the number of lines it can store, and the space allocated to each, but I cannot envisage what that would look like.

[@cmmartti]

​@@Mad4400 The key is removable trays that you can tip out into your hand or onto a table to sort through. That way it doesn't matter if there are a few similar but slightly different types in the same bin, all all that matters is that each "line" is small enough to sort through. If you collect random fasteners wherever you go as I do you'll end up with such a random assortment that organising by every variable is impossible. A few brands that make products like this are Sortimo's T-BOXX, Festool's Sortainers, and Allit's Modular Storage.

[@joegibes]

​@@cmmarttiHarbor Freight has organizers with removable boxes!! Cheaper than any of these, maybe not as nice, BUT I'll 100% recommend them for home shops or small shops. Putting my fasteners, bits, and really any small part that'll fit into bins like this is SO NICE. I just organized my electronics components from the "box of Ziplocs that they ship in" to organizer bins. Even before labeling them, it's already much much easier to grab the component or board I need, and it's less mess.

[@joegibes]

​@@Mad4400yeah, getting a bunch of organizer boxes with clear tops and removable bins is the way to go. Removable bins make it easy to use and also re-order if needed. For the misc. fasteners, just sort them as close as possible and label each bin. Of course, you don't want 15 boxes labeled "misc", but hopefully you can narrow it down: metric vs imperial, fine vs. coarse, nuts vs. bolts... And it's ok to write more on the outer label for the entire box! E.g. "Metric Nuts, Wingnuts, Thumbscrews, That one weird nut in a funky shape, lock washers," etc. rather than JUST "Metric Nuts".

[@ryleysmithson]

Hi David, if you have time to make it, I’d love if you could film something about setting up a new workshop or sorting a chaotic space. My workshop is a mess and I’d love to see some simple steps that will compound

[@rickmaudlin2160]

Using the electronics "Resistor Color Code" , where numbers 0 through 9 are all assigned a color, is a great way to quickly label things as well. ( David, You certainly already know this ) i.e.. 1=Brown, 2=Red, Orange =3 … Etc. By using colored electrical tape you can quickly label things with numerical value. All of our 5-Volt accessories are labelled with Green Tape. All 12-Volt accessories are taped Brown/Red. Colored electrical tape works especially great for outdoor use .i.e. Circuit # 123 is marked by wrapping stripes of Brown, Red and Orange tape at the ends of the wiring runs (always read the sequence from the end of the wire, inwards) i.e.. 50' Extension cords are labeled Green/Black, 75' cords are Violet/Green AND since you have students, they now get to learn a new language : "The Resistor Color Code" , which also incorporates multipliers for larger numbers and tolerances

[@davidmalawey]

dang i love that idea. i chose a code 0-9 a few years back and now i gotta compare that to the resistors. dang. yeah i’m familiar with it.

[@tehcookiemon]

came to the comments hoping to find some direction on a standard colour system for metric nuts and bolts, washers etc., but wasn't really expecting one. Nice idea!

[@keithklassen5320]

I bet this is really great for people who aren't colorblind...

[@UncleWalter1]

I love using resistor colour codes for things. A lot of production companies (I work in live sound) I work for use resistor codes for cable lengths or on multi-channel cable looms. It's great when I turn up to work or a new company, I ask for their colour coding scheme and they tell me it's resistor codes. No further questions and it's already an established standard.

[@rickmaudlin2160]

@@UncleWalter1 Yes, That is a great application of an international standard for a color code

[@MakersMuse]

Some really nice advice thanks! Love to see these systems that kind of evolve over time. Definitely implementing a few.

[@szaborubin2856]

Man what a great video. First time hearing of 5S, and it feels like I just hit a fast forward button on an idea ive been working through for years on my own. Thanks for taking the time to share this.

[@hagglundguy]

Exactly my thoughts as well. Can't wait to implement them in the garage

[@skybldev]

of all the forces in my life and in this universe, you are the only one that has managed to tip me past "i can write labels myself" and make me immediately drive to the store and get a label maker. in freaking credible! I'VE FOUND A NEW ADDICTION ! thanks david :)

[@additivealex4566]

The point about labels being extremely distracting at 4:30 is something I completely agree with. I hate trying to find something new at the grocery store. I go to the aisle and there's 20 different kinds of what im looking for and all the packaging is different colors, two languages, and has a variety of different ways to describe the products.

[@SpaghettiEnterprises]

That is why I read the price tags on the shelves instead

[@mailleweaver]

Me too. I've found myself grabbing something next to what I'm looking at and, due to the mental overwhelm, only later realizing they were not the same thing. I've had to train myself to double-check the item once it's in my hand to make sure I picked up the right thing.

[@additivealex4566]

@@mailleweaver 100% its overwhelming. I've been wanting labels to just show price, net weight and like a consumer rating so I can just buy what's best priced for the quality im getting.

[@hughtub]

XKCD did a cartoon on how appealing a simple White label would be, in contrast to everything else on the shelves.

[@multishit6664]

glad im not some reptile brain Jesus Christ lol..this is what happens when your comprehension is zero to none

[@marusholilac]

I label EVERYTHING with my Brother PTouch. I have never used its built-in keyboard, only the PC app, which is near perfect. All packaged food that comes into the house gets a label with the Best By date, so I don't have to get out a magnifying glass to view it in the future. Every battery that gets changed, every bulb that is replaced, merits a date label. If a lawnmower maintenance item needs a 7mm wrench, a "7mm" label goes on it. Computer hard drives and flash media get a label with the contents. Every light switch and outlet gets a circuit number label. You get the idea. The Brother labels and the generic ones are identical and perform perfectly. They adhere to metal, glass and plastic in the freezer and remove easily if you have a fingernail, but don't ever fall off or leave a residue. I also use the colored dots, which are on ebay September of 2024 as 4200 in 10 colors for under $10 (3/4"). I have also used the silver label stock to make pretty labels for the silver handles on my Milwaukee tool chests., clear label stock and all 3 sizes from 1/2-1". Having the label files on the PC allows me to produce the same or similar labels easily, without having to work out the best font, spacing and size each time. I also include monochrome images, such as the profile of bolts, nuts, washers, machine screws, wrenches, drivers, etc. HINT: Don't put #6 and #8 screws in adjacent locations, for instance. Instead, put an obviously small item adjacent to an obviously large item, so when sorting, there is no ambiguity. Even better, use a single bin for, for example, 10mm long and 30mm long screws of the same diameter, but never 12mm and 15mm in the same bin. It's also OK to throw in the matching nuts with the screws, so you don't have to do a separate retrieval. And having the nut in the screw bin gives you a quick way to confirm that a new candidate for the bin is a fit.

[@caaaabot]

@@marusholilac I see they range from $25-300 for Brother different P-Touch models. Are the inexpensive ones just as good for home use? What model do you have?

[@marusholilac]

This is hard to believe, but BIC chose to omit the model number on the front and the back of my machine. It is the PTD610BT for $100 and is out of stock on their site. I have no knowledge of other models. It's worth searching for. The "BT" means Bluetooth, which I consider a sick joke. I connect with USB to a Windows PC.

[@LaurentBourdier]

⁠@@caaaabot I bought a cheaper one, Pt-h110, handheld with no pc connection, smaller 12mm tape (vs 24mm). Otherwise same technology. It’s good for home or a small workshop, and efficient as long as you are happy with the default settings. 👍

[@frustrateduser9933]

That's...a lot. And I have OCD. With the food, I'd rather get the magnifying glass. How often is your food going unused & getting close to expiring?

[@frustrateduser9933]

FYI, those dates don't have the same purpose. Some are use by, sell by or best by-all have different meanings. The dates aren't definitive either. Food can usually be eaten beyond them. It matters if it's opened, canned, salted, sealed, frozen vs refrigerated, etc. Some will spoil. Some merely won't taste as good. There are several reliable websites like Eat By Date that that explain this & have helpful, detailed charts for most food. Very useful and will save you time & money.

[@henslee]

I work at a Toyota facility and 5S is the backbone to TPS

[@mailleweaver]

I don't know what TPS is, but I do know that TPS reports are the worst.

[@henslee]

Toyota Production ​System@@mailleweaver

[@carlanwray8718]

​@@mailleweaverToyota Production System. Read "The Toyota Way" it's worth the time.

[@efektmurowany]

Man, those pencil holders are freaking awesome. Please make a video about them 🙏🙏🙏

[@kim15742]

The video title is so non-descript but the video is exactly what I was expecting and looking for! Awesome work, you‘ve got a new subscriber

[@highgatehandyman6479]

I love this. As a person who hS lots of tools to use daily it gets tedious and chaotic. I've found using certain fixed zones for things us a game chnger. Particularly in my tool bags. Things have to live in a certain place. A place for each thing. And vertical storage.

[@The2bcooper]

Literally started scrapping a month ago and am starting to be overwhelmed, this is perfect!

[@silas1414]

This is amazing. My only personal adjustment would be, as someone who is as aesthetically sensitive as you are organisationally sensitive, a way to label that looks more pleasing.

[@savage6394]

Although a big part of the information you shared I was already aware of, I really enjoyed you showing your implementation of it. I also kept thinking, I wish I had all this info at your age rather than spending my whole lifetime gathering it slowly. Thank you for sharing!

[@Chrisiscool46]

i love the part where you said, "Now, if i had OCD then i would want to remove the label on the bottle and clean it". I can relate to tons of these things you showed here... but in a bad way because its these behaviors that get me stuck in unproductive loops and hoarding/materialistic mindsets. Glad this works for you, but being so detail oriented only exacerbates my perfectionism and procrastination.

[@blaiseutube]

I'm a software developer with a few decades in the business (Sun Microsystems, Google, ....) and I have learned a lot from this video. Not only form the content but also how to describe and explain the data structures.

[@OccultDemonCassette]

This kinda reminds me of that Simpsons skit where the Simpsons stay at the Flanders guest house or something like that, and Flanders has sticky notes on everything to the point where each individual ice cube in each ice cube tray has a label that says "fill me with water", lol.

[@OccultDemonCassette]

Not knocking the method. Just reminded me of that skit.

[@joegibes]

​@@OccultDemonCassette haha that's great. Taking it literally - what you need for a production shop (or a massive car factory) is a bit different than the home. BUT I think these principles can be applied to the home shop or garage just as well! Much easier to stay tidy when everything has a dedicated home that's clearly labeled.

[@RussellNelson]

My wife hates sticky notes everywhere. She won't let me put a one of them in my airbnb.

[@QEsposito510]

Holy shit it’s THEE Occult Demon Cassette. Back in the day I watched your uploads religiously, they were rich with samples for both music and video production. I haven’t come across your name in 5+ years… what a weird place to rediscover. Salute. Anyways, good point, these perpetual-manager types are the Ned Flanders of the work world.

[@QEsposito510]

@@RussellNelsonDude, listen to her. Sticky notes for anything beyond one or two confusing, need-to-know particulars is kooky. It’s also why the platform has taken a nosedive and everyone loathes the hosts. Don’t foist your weirdness on your customers.

[@mpmfr]

Love this video! Thanks for sharing ! At home we date everything we open, so we can track the usage and calculate that for future needs, average time, pricing, sales, bulk purchasing etc..dish soap, coffee ground, toilet paper, paper towels, Windex, toothpaste. We have permanent markets placed throughout the house for this reason. I’ll have to check out that one you mentioned does a better job at marking 😊

[@debbielee93]

You can buy label makers now that you input the information with your phone via an app, and then print over Bluetooth. Makes labeling much easier. Thanks for the video I plan to take my labeling in the home to a whole new level!

[@joegibes]

Excellent video! I think everyone who runs a production shop (of any scale) would benefit from studying the Toyota Production System and the Toyota Way. There are so many benefits that come from these principles - lower lead time, less waste, fewer errors, higher productivity, etc. Your deep dive into the labeling aspect is very nicely done. Those of us who've worked at lean manufacturing facilities might take this for granted, and not think to apply these things to a small shop or even a home shop. And like you said, there are cascading benefits from simply starting to label and organize well. The key is to be flexible, find ways that work for YOU, rather than copy-pasting someone else's system.

[@chrismullin8304]

Dude! Regarding spray cans, You must start clearing the tube by spraying upside down, and storing upside down. Oh, put a “opened” date on it too.

[@youtoobe556]

Can you please elaborate? So you’d basically use it up right, & then give it a couple sprays upside down to clear the straw & store upside to prevent buildup of material drying within it? Never heard of this but it makes sense

[@hagglundguy]

​@@youtoobe556exactly like that

[@joshportelli]

​@@youtoobe556Yes, a spray can of 3m adhesive literally says this on instructions. But should help for paint as well

[@tissuepaper9962]

​@@youtoobe556storing upside down is more of a mental hack. it's awkward to turn the can upside down and that will remind you to clean the nozzle every time.

[@bbaucom2]

​@@youtoobe556When you turn it upside-down it sprays out solvent/propellant.

[@urmomiswack]

Do more organization, and knowledgeable task based videos. This is good I’m hooked, and will be applying what I learned.

[@BrettWrightsPage]

This is so helpful! Came to me at just the right time. I am one of those people who gets overwhelmed by trying to find something.

[@leodf1]

Brilliant. You should write a book. Admin process. This can be used in so many environments.

[@kg4gav]

A book is difficult because of the nuance of each environment. There is, however, a group of concepts and principals, that can be adapted to almost any environment. Six Sigma, Kaizen, LEAN are a few different approaches to similar concepts. A lot of companies hire consultants or even full time employees to work with a department, evaluate their workflow and process and help them implement the processes. I think the better one teach the team leads the principals, and how to nudge the team into building the process themselves, instead of the lesser effective (but often used) " OK Team, starting today we are going to be doing XYZ, because thats what the high priced consultant told us to do."

[@genuineimpulse9134]

@@kg4gav A excellent reply, thank you.

[@fzigunov]

This video is far more impactful than a book.

[@JeffreyWindsor]

@@kg4gav I agree, but I also think that there could be value in a book that isn’t giving principles but saying “this is how we do things here.” Because no one does a perfect, strict implementation of, say, Six Sigma, reading about how they adapted the practice to their specific needs is an excellent teaching technique.

[@BrownJello]

I have a washer/dryer that uses the same body part, so the dryer has a detergent drawer that is not used; I covered this with paper and clear tape (the machine is white) and added reminder notes to dry out the washer's detergent drawer after use. Drying the drawer keeps the detergent from clumping and messing up the load. The paper cover just eliminates visual distraction. I keep a stick and robot vacuum in the laundry room, they are labeled with their charge times (so I can set a timer and return to use a second time, if needed). I have been moving towards a bulk-buy-and-dispense system for certain things (personal sanitary products, detergents and cleaning products), so I have a stock/supply room for storage, then a dispensing container at the point of use (for example, bulk body wash in storage, smaller pump bottle in shower; bucket of laundry detergent in storage, small container with measuring spoons at point of use / machines). I also typically de-label the dispensing unit to reduce visual distraction; for things that have a routine or order, I will put 1/2/3 or a/b/c to remember to complete the system.

[@jtreg]

Excellent. I have already cottoned onto the labelling method you so brilliantly presented to us. I am taking this a step (actually several now I have seen the extent you have taken this to)... Very useful and wide. I am terribly disorganised yet on the scale! AuADHD, a contant conflict between obsessive hyperfocus and dream like fog... Name a thing and it will exist and be found. Well worth the bulk-buy of label tape! Best wishes.

[@officialWWM]

I wish I was just 5 percent as organised as you! I have severe ADHD and I really think this could help me. I’m gonna try it. Maybe…if I can be bothered…when I get round to it…I probably won’t…

[@mamotivated]

Rock solid video learned a lot especially about the cognitive load of unlabeled environments. The stuff with manuals was gold

[@mikelastname]

I nearly didn't watch this, but so glad I did. I was always worried that using my label maker was costing me money, but maybe not 🙂

[@tylerpestell]

When I was in the Air Force and stationed in Germany 5s was implemented. I loved it and it made things a lot easier.

[@EnthusedCarrot]

Discovered your channel a few days ago and I'm excited from how many ideas I've gotten from your videos. Thanks for your work!

[@PhilippStark]

I came back a day after watching this video as it opened my eyes to how many questions could be avoided by just labeling things. Mainly things like what does this thing do, what is this for etc.

[@davidmalawey]

This is awesome. Very hard to describe in a video and very big impact in your real life. I wish people could save the money and waste that we lose by rushing.

[@youtoobe556]

Watching this video & your explanation makes my brain release so much free dopamine 😊 Thank you for sharing this, I didn’t even know this strategy was an established system. I’ve found my people at last.

[@sg5sd]

Finally, the organisation video that really matters.

[@caaaabot]

Excellent! I will say that it was incredibly painful watching that bag of M8 lock washers go from 6 to 5 and back to 6 while the third slot in that same bin was M8.

[@TheCrisses]

Same. Lol

[@David-sp7gc]

Dry erase marked over sharpie will erase the sharpie even on a dry erase board. Also lock tight red will remove sharpie from items that dry erase does not.

[@ctrlaltdebug]

I just use isopropyl alcohol to remove Sharpie.

[@RyanCrossOfficial]

I've only recently found your channel, and I am quickly appreciating the mindset and attention to detail that you bring to your process

[@alsantour8835]

Love how you had a bag labeled M6 in the M5 space and you chucked the M8 bag back into the the M6 section...what happened to the stuff organizing itself.. PLEASE FIX!! And yes as an expert OCDist , i concur : it is easy to throw ANYTHING into an unlabeled bin, but VERY HARD to throw something in the bin that has the wrong label..

[@LOWKEYDANGER]

You lowered my blood pressure within minutes this is amazing

[@FPR]

I'm glad I have find this video. I was unaware that I was doing a rudimentary version of 5s in my home, but that's the reason I started doing labeling and color coding, to save time and always find what I needed. This video will help me on improving that.

[@stevespike8208]

I just came from a shop that implements 5s, and I can confirm with absolute certainty that it WORKS. The usual argument against even attempting to implement the method is “well most of the guys are just too lazy/busy to worry about this silly stuff.” All it takes is one or two people with some OCD and I promise that even the most disorganized in your shop will follow along. The human brain craves organization for repeated tasks, it just doesn’t know how to tell you. We went from having the old pro who handled specialty jobs on his own (the most messy person there) do a full 180° into ragging on the new guys for leaving things out. He also has more time to train new guys, which means when he retires his skills will live on in those who came after! Even if the benefits aren’t massive for you or your team, something about chasing efficiency creates a massive amount of motivation and excitement in the whole team. It was weird to see the guys who scrape by every day come in energized and excited to work. If you’re a project manager, shop owner, or even a solo contractor, try the 5S method. You won’t regret it.

[@sklikizos]

I love your channel, both short and long formats. I'm always learning something unexpected, but so relevant to my needs. I implement many of these ideas in my home workshop. Surprisingly, a lot of the concepts translate to my kids' play room storage area, where things and space is always changing and at a premium.

[@ThomasCampos-b4r]

The fan was brilliant and articulated so well

[@Dudeguymansir]

Seeing this feels like home in heaven combined. Are you hiring?

[@davidmalawey]

sometimes. stay tuned!

[@Aloha_XERO]

2:00 yeah wish manufactures would understand that when all of the power bricks are not the same voltage or amps but if you paid someone to help pack & move, imagine their efforts was to collect all black square power adapters in one box and all … but now you have to meticulously read all voltages and pair to the intended device… let that sink when you have routers, modem, network switches, External HDD just to name a few from my experience

[@jchoneandonly]

... I've actually had to do that

[@AndrewMorris-wz1vq]

Honestly this where my obsession with USB-C PowerDelivery comes from. I just want a universal DC outlet. Phone? USB-C PD. Laptop? USB-C PD Anything under 240 Watts DC power can be USB-C and even then coupled with a super cap or battery you can get devices that can surge further than that but trickle charge with USB-C, or get weird and do a bundle of USB-C , but that just feels gross to me lol don't know why. I wish it could support higher AMPs, but that is limit of safety in such thin wires... Y

[@plixplop]

I have a big tote of random power bricks and once spent an hour labeling them all with their voltage and milliamps with paint pen. I have nearly saved that entire hour back by now...

[@mjscpr]

A lot of the inventory work with barcodes could be done with snipe it (free, open source) or airtable.

[@asafoetidajones8181]

The wall above the urinal, or on the back of the stall door, is the most underutilized study area.

[@TonyBullard]

I once had a teacher that would give us study sheets and he said to leave them on the back of the toilet, to study while we pooped. This was before smart phones.

[@mailleweaver]

That's where you mount the readouts for the pressure sensors, flow meters, and displacement meters.

[@jms9057]

@@TonyBullard I used to put my kids' spelling lists on the wall across from the toilet. It works.

[@ryanwells7596]

Put the answer where the problem is! Good video David.

[@creepkillerzine]

thank you David, really good video. I'm starting to imagine taking this concept in some weird and hopefully useful directions. I worked as a machinist for several years, one of my first "real" jobs and I was extremely inspired by the conscientiousness of the men I worked with. When I switched careers, I felt like they're example of organization and process gave me a big advantage. This video is reminding me of that inspiration and making me want to apply this labeling concept all over my life, even though I don't work in a ship anymore. The idea of passively consuming knowledge, like the speed of the fan, is awesome. The chair example made me think of the Farside when he labels the dog. It makes sense, though. Makes it automatic to put things in their right place.

[@cloak5857]

Hah, I love seeing Anchor Hocking glasses in the wild. Theyre made in my hometown!

[@LarryWebb-g5d]

I just labeled all of my sockets for my wratchet, I used white paper and a sharpie and then held it on with shipping tape cut down to size , my eyesight isn't too good these days and so it makes it easier to find the correct socket and easier to put it back where it goes because I also have the sockets magnetic organizer labeled 3 mm 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

[@IvoTichelaar]

Uniform storage containers, so they all stack or slide into the same spaces. Removable labeling, so I can change my mind, or have temporary collections of tools and materials for a project. When I started organising, I made a rather coarse categorization. As the containers filled, I would split the category, get another container, but would also rearrange the containers to keep the new but related categories together. I now have a pretty well fixed number of containers/categories, and each container is about halfway full so there's space for new tools or supplies without having to add containers, or redistributing materials. I need a level if organisation to be productive, but really dislike getting and staying organised. To have an actual system that rewards using it, that actually stays in place, is a small miracle.

[@annacurransmotherofmeghanc1841]

You should make a video on the 4 a's off ass (1/4,1/2,3/4,1). I've recently implemented this at my workplace, it's useful for not spending more time than what you are actually getting paid to complete a project. You can precisely know whether or not to half ass something or maybe better to quarter ass it.

[@loribledsoe2795]

i have never heard of this but excellent idea! giving a quantitative value to the amount of precision needed for a specific task

[@Moist_yet_Crispy]

Simple but absolutely brilliant! I've felt this way all my life but felt like an outcast. I thought for the longest time I was crazy or something was wrong with me.

[@wayward-saint]

Great stuff. If you ever have time and interest, I would love to learn more about how you think about and use the “four horsemen” of solvents.

[@Rob_65]

I label everything, all my parts boxes and tool trolleys have labels so I know what is stored in there. I never labeled tools though, there was no need: Stanley tools belong in the Stanley rack, Wera tools on the pegboard with all Wera tools and the Wiha tools are all located at the electronics desk in a rack with all Wiha tools. But we just refitted our workshop with 4 new workstations, all with the same set of tools and that became a big mess within one week with co-workers complaining that they lost their tools. So I labeled all tools, each set with a different color and now tools don't get lost anymore. Everyone is happy again 😁

[@gwilli1754]

The video is neatly categorized, as well.

[@alexprokhorov2839]

I take a similar approach to life, however, I explain it slightly differently. I call it a material approach to life (or something like that). Essentially, everything in the world is a material, and it serves a particular purpose, while not serving other purposes. A water bottle is a material that holds water. Do you always forget to wash reusable water bottles? That means they are a decent, but not perfect material for your purpose (reusable water bottles are not disposable, take time and effort to maintain). Do you get sick of remembering to buy new cheap plastic water bottles, and feel icky about them being single-use? That means they are a decent, but not perfect material for your purpose (cheap plastic water bottles are too flimsy and crappy to be reusable) This approach is technically applicable to anything in existence, so long as you are willing to use rationality in scenarios where other parts of your brain may be more... commonly accepted. A romantic relationship is a material that equally fulfills your needs and the needs of another special person. Are you always fighting and yelling over one another? A romantic relationship may be the wrong material for you two (you care more about your need to be heard than theirs, it is not equal) Are you always complaining that you have to do everything? A romantic relationship may be the wrong material for you two (you feel that they are not holding up their end of things, it is not equal) Are you always keeping secrets from them? A romantic relationship may be the wrong material for you two (you expect them to be honest, while you are not, it is not equal) Before you go uprooting your relationships, because they are unequal, ask yourself this: Do they know any of this? Have YOU communicated clearly? Are you disagreeing with the real person, or are you shadow boxing their image in your head? Where is the blame and responsibility being put right now, and where should it Honestly be put? - :)

[@outofdarts]

There’s an M5 in your M6 bin. This video was helpful, thanks!

[@motorheadproductions865]

Thank you for this I own a business and I have a shed dedicated for tools for it and this will definitely help to organize all the tools and items in it

[@sunnyyshc]

never knew there are some much thought put into making things 'simple'. I also really like the idea of learning by exposing to labels on daily objects.

[@WiekingderViking]

“A man after my own heart!” OR, if you do not control your stuff, your stuff will control YOU! Amen

[@wowrealbad]

I watched this in double speed. I saved time saving time.

[@BonesFrielinghaus]

Absolutely fantastic video....wonderful. Functional hoarding. Organising by default. Graduation. Changeability of labels...great.

[@michaelslifecycle]

This seems really great for workspaces with a lot of parts, but I honestly don’t know how useful it will be in my regular daily life. Thanks for sharing though

[@adammontgomery7980]

I got tired of dealing with piles of stuff on my utility room shelves (it was like a booby trap). I bought plastic storage bins, and got some tape and a sharpie. It's still not perfect, but the charging bricks and cords are so much better living in a box vs just turning to a tangled mess. I think my original hang-up was spending money ~$100 on organization, it just feels like buying a warranty to me but I'm realizing that it's just plain necessary.

[@PW.Skyline.V37]

I have studied Six Sigma & have a green belt in it. I’m fascinated by all of these process improvement methods now and been researching various ones. I need to learn more about 5S.

[@bananainacup]

I just found this channel and it’s so interesting to see the way your brain works

[@dsdy1205]

this is a gold mine for my ADHD ass, instantly subbed

[@stuartkorte1642]

Great idea on the WR code for online manuals. So many great tips. Thanks.

[@charlotteice5704]

I feel so seen by the way you went on about the benefits of labels. I have the quirk that I read everything around me, always. So if there's some food packaging in my field of view, I'll read everything I can see at that moment, and if it enters my FOV again, I'll start reading again. It's just something my brain does automatically, I can't do anything about it, even though it does become disadvantageous sometimes. This has lead to me gaining a lot of information from product labels which has often been helpful. I also read manuals, even for simple products [chad face ;)]. Working in tech, this has earned me some laughs, but I don't need the manual, I just find it helpful and in the end, I'm the one bringing up the useful facts about the product, being asked where I got the from. ETA: I just discovered you're the guy who made the video I saw about tapes and the one about borrowing tolerances and I discovered there's even more useful nerd stuff on your channel, I just subscribed :D

[@mitchwhite7028]

Calibrate the humans…