Watching a close friend deal with that exact thing was brutal. He's a concept artist who ignored early twinges for years, until he herniated a disc in his neck from hunching over his tablet, leading to months of physical therapy. The mental toll was awful (the guilt from not listening to his body sooner rivaled the pain itself). His therapist enforced timer-based position shifts, which he initially hated for disrupting his workflow. But after a few weeks, the forced breaks helped him return with fresh eyes, ironically boosting his output. Now he swears by the timer method, even though it feels absurd when immersed in a piece.

Our county system rolled out those Arduino starter kits last fall. It is quietly one of the most important equity programs running, getting hardware into the hands of kids who would never see it otherwise. That access is literally shaping who gets to participate in the next wave of innovation.