Yeah, "bird's nest" is the perfect way to put it. My buddy had a panel that was so bad, squirrels actually started hiding nuts in the loose wire bundles. He found a whole walnut stash when he finally opened it up. Took him a whole weekend just to trace one circuit back to the breaker.

Used to think all machines turned to junk after 30k hours. Your post shows what real care can do. Makes me want to check our own logs now.

So you're asking about tomato fixes, @the_dylan? I read this article about blossom end rot. Turns out it's not a disease, it's a calcium thing. The soil can have calcium but the plant can't take it up if watering is all over the place. The fix was super consistent deep watering, like on a strict schedule. Mulching like crazy to keep the soil moisture even. That stopped the black spots on the bottoms for good.

My buddy's crew fell apart chasing that "sustainable growth" pace @gibson.seth mentioned, and his best guys quit.

Yeah totally, that moment of panic when you realize you messed up is the worst but it really does force you to get better. I had a similar thing where I sent an email with the wrong attachment to a whole team. My desk was just covered in random papers and sticky notes. After that, I bought a single notebook and now everything goes in there, tasks get crossed out, notes go on the right page. It feels almost silly how much it helps, but my brain just needs everything in one spot or it all falls apart.