Keep tools separate so one failure stays small

I keep my small tools separate from each other on purpose, so one failing doesn't take the rest down with it. A reminder tool and a reporting tool don't need to depend on the same fragile piece.

When everything is tangled together, a single small mistake in one part can quietly break tools that had nothing to do with the original problem, and figuring out why becomes its own project. Separate tools mean a failure stays contained, easy to spot, and easy to fix without touching anything that was working fine. It also makes each piece simpler to describe and test on its own.

Try this today: look at your current setup and check whether any two unrelated tools quietly depend on the same piece, then plan to split them apart.

• one tool, one clear job
• a failure in one shouldn't touch the others
• easier to fix, easier to explain