Doing simple tasks for a long period of time calms the mind and teaches you patience and diligence. I remember a couch table top that I painstakingly created. We used cut-off pieces of wooden slats, which I glued individually to the top. The project took several weeks, required repeated filling of the gaps with sawdust and glue, and resulted in a beautiful surface that showed the individual grains of the pieces.

In the hustle and bustle of the zeitgeist, such quiet work is a luxury. I enjoy watching people do fine work and would never consider it a waste of time. The rush to finish something quickly, it drives to inaccuracy and bungling.

It's a pity you forgot what you wanted to say. Are you using an old laptop?