Inserting a single sheet of paper into the paper shredder, and getting it properly and fully shredded on the first try, is an authentic art form. This takes patience, practice, skill, and determination – but such an accomplishment can be attained. In the process of mastering this lofty goal, paper shredding turns into a veritable display of technique, talent, effort, and determination.
There’s the putative shredder who mindlessly stuffs his sheet of paper somewhere in front of him without paying attention – no destination in particular – completely missing the paper slot. As the paper sails to the floor, he sheepishly glances around, praying that this bumbling display of ineptitude was unseen. Contrast that with the shredder who inserts the paper correctly and is instantly rewarded by the lovely music of the cutting blade motor.
There are various expert paper shredders. Don’t you just love the seasoned auteur who successfully shreds paper after paper, never missing, all the while chattering on her cellphone? The ultimate in paper shredding excellence, however, is the office manager who inserts each sheet of paper into the shredder with the absolute confidence, certainty, focus, and one-pointed concentration of a skilled brain surgeon who has performed this particular frontal lobotomy a thousand times before. To you, we bow.