There’s a similar challenge in appreciating the seemingly mundane when it comes to people. It’s all too easy to take for granted the workers who don’t spend their time exploring the theoretical frontier, the ones who are not flashy or flamboyant, who are not talkers, who have no interest in being like the sun shining on everyone, but who are nonetheless exceptionally good at tightening the bolts, checking the data registers, and making stuff work.
