[interroboink]

And yet, I find something satisfying about untangling knots. Also darning socks, repairing cheap electronics, and other "not worth my time" activities. Perhaps it is a character flaw (:

Optimizing for efficiency and optimizing for happiness can be quite at odds, and the people at the clinic sometimes miss that, I find.

[BenjiWiebe]

I like doing things like this because so often the alternative is throwing the item away and buying a new one.

I enjoy the times when I can avoid participating in throw-away society.