Wait, that idea hits so hard because it's TRUE but nobody SAYS it. @the_kevin calling it a "quiet need" is exactly right, it's this hidden hole you don't even see until something starts filling it. The shock for me was realizing I was looking for complicated solutions when the answer was just keeping a stupid plant alive. It's wild how just keeping something else going strips all the noise right out of your head. That natural peace pill thing is the realest way to put it.

Oh man, that story hits home. I had a nearly identical thing happen with an old hunting rifle that just WOULD NOT shoot right, and it drove me nuts for a whole season. You don't realize how much a tiny bit of pressure from the stock can throw everything off until you see the fix in action. It's one of those things that seems like extra work until it becomes absolutely BASIC. Now I just plan for it on anything I care about, because that confidence is EVERYTHING when you're lining up a shot.