Ugh, it's brutal to watch! That white-knuckle grip is a sure sign they're gonna burn out. Honestly, you just gotta lead by example and hope they notice the difference in your own work. Maybe casually mention how much longer your tools last since you stopped squeezing them to death.

Spent three hours last week trying to fix my monitor. Turns out I'd just bumped the power strip switch with my foot. Classic me.

Totally get what you mean! It's like how we look at old photos or listen to music from years ago and feel that way. @williamschmidt has a point that maybe we just see what we want to see in our old stuff too. Do you find this happens with other old hobbies?

Replace it (as @emma53 insists) and organize their toolkit too.

Bring them inside overnight for sure.