Is there value in tinkering?

Every so often I like to waste spend some time tinkering with my computer&rsquo;s configuration. Part of it is, of course, to make it look nice. There&rsquo;s something satisfying about getting the right colour scheme, a cool-looking prompt, and a custom bar that shows exactly the information you want where you want it. But I&rsquo;d argue there&rsquo;s also some valuable lessons to be learned…