I swear to god nothing will brute force me into relaxation faster than watching some youtube video of an old man building something in his garage that he’s built 100 times before. I don’t care if it’s a chair or a guitar or if he’s whittling. I have always been so bad at making things with my hands so maybe that’s part of the appeal but listening to someone ramble/reminisce/explain in an experienced and informed way about their craft while making something beautiful gets my immediate focus every time. They don’t have to be men but they do have to be old and it helps if they seem like they would be mad grumpy if they weren’t thoroughly disarmed by their passion for creation.
The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether they eat little or much, but as for the rich, their abundance permits them no sleep. (5:12) incredibly depressed guy in the old testament is actually based
