Very nice writing.

+1 for the hidden life of trees!

Try also:

- "Anthill" by E. O. Wilson

- "The Overstory" by Richard Powers

- "Oak: The Frame of Civilization" by William Bryant Logan

- "Sprout Lands: Tending the Endless Gift of Trees" by William Bryant Logan

- "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall Kimmerer

If you're in the right zone, give Pawpaws a chance! North America's largest native fruit! I've got about seven in and around my other trees (they're a forest understory tree) but haven't gotten fruit yet. Any year now...

Even furniture music is art: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furniture_music

I like the old parts of this piece.

Seems like the new additions are all about money as the goal. Oh well.

No.

Half of the new section is his lament for times and experiences he can’t get back,

even by having money.

He’s warning against overvaluing money at any one given time,

that there will be time to earn more next week or next month - especially if you’re cognitively or technically inclined.

The new additions feel more about the author maturing to money’s place in the goal.

How is navigation not critical thinking? Anyone Should! Be able to use a map to plan a route. Navigation is critical to survival imo