I know this episode is old and everything, but I just got to it and I wanted to comment on the carpal tunnel question in case others have that concern. First, I do agree with Marshall on seeking out expert opinion and advice and everyone's situation is different, but just as a hopeful surgery story-I messed up my thumb pretty bad while gaming (and I only play a couple of hours once a week, but it was aggressive competitive type play). I mapped all my favorite keys to my thumb mouse buttons and ended up developing tendon issues that required surgery. I did everything recommended to try to avoid surgery, but eventually caved for surgery. I feel much better now after surgery. It does get a tiny bit stiff if overused (I'm a year post surgery now), but I feel I can do the things I enjoy again. Although, I did have to get creative to adjust my environment to have less stress on any one finger to avoid future damage.

This episode was very entertaining. Stay cool, Stan. I really love ball point pens. My two cents.

This episode was timely on a personal level due to a resurgence of an injury from a previous life - it’s helpful to know that Marshall has been through it too, and I appreciate your recommendation for self care and being positive. Thank you for sharing that. I hope you will gather a group of experts and dedicate an entire episode to this topic of RSI. There was one thing I heard in this episode in particular that I didn’t really like. It seems like at times you’re artificially going out of your way to try to create conflict, and it’s uncomfortable to hear. When your opinions truly differ, it’s great to hear you discuss it, but this time seemed to go off into the weeds. If you didn’t already have a lot of credibility with me, I probably wouldn’t have kept listening (I’m sorry 🙇‍♀️). This is a common tactic recommended by experts to grow audiences, be more viral, etc., but is it really who you are and who you want to be? Is the fighting and insulting going to attract the kind of audience you really want? In general I love the podcast and gain a great deal of inspiration and knowledge from it. What I like the most is the friendly sharing of wisdom and knowledge, and your mutual appreciation of each other. Thank you.

Hey thanks, I noticed that I grip the pencil way too tight. It's time to make a course correction and learn to relax more while drawing ( and life).