Manual Fishing -

We stare at a glowing 10-inch screen, watch a fish swim toward our lure, press a button, and wait. When it bites, we don’t feel surprise. We feel verification .

But getting skunked with a screen is frustrating ("The fish are right there! Why won't they bite!"). Getting skunked manually is humbling ("I misread the water. I was too loud. I was in the wrong place.").

Manual fishing isn't about catching more fish. It is about feeling more of the fishing. The tug of the line. The smell of the mud on the hook. The sun on your neck. The guess.

That knowledge stays with you forever. Software updates don't.

You might just catch your breath. And maybe a bass, too.

So next Saturday, try the hard reset. Turn the screen off. Pick up the simple rod. Go make some beautiful, inefficient, glorious mistakes.