How $35 Added Years To My Life

A few years ago, I bought some new furniture for my home office.

A lot of it was flat-box-shipping furniture, which meant I had to assemble it. If you’ve ever bought this type of stuff, you know these packages come with the little L-shaped manual tool to screw in all of the nuts and bolts.

That tool sucks. I hate using them.

For one, manually screwing in 20 or 30 or 80 screws takes FOREVER.

For another, my hand starts to cramp from the repetitive turning movement.

So, I made one of my best investments: I bought a $35 power drill from Amazon.

I’ve had this drill for two or three years now, and it was a great decision.

It is much easier to assemble furniture — and to take it apart, if necessary.

It cuts my work time by 90%.

I never lost my intention or ability to put the furniture together. But, with the right tools, I can get the job done, much more efficiently and effectively. And that makes all the difference.

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Maybe you’re not the handyman of your office or home.

Maybe you’re not a handyman at all, and you buy your furniture already-assembled (something I may start doing), or someone else is responsible for…