Two genealogists are better than one.

It appears genealogy efforts are focused on applying the “two brains are better than one” concept. While doing today's reading, something that kept kind of grating on me was how many resources are offered to bring together different people who are working on the same family line. Apparently I'm o a terrible genealogist mindset, but my natural inclination is to think, “bah! I don't really care about what some stranger is working on, I'm sure it doesn't overlap with mine” but apparently it happens quite frequently, or they wouldn't have these tools. It really hit home when I thought about it in connection to chapter 1 of Peopleware, where it emphasizes that everything we do at some level is a team effort, and improving those teams tools and communication increases their effectiveness. I'm sad to report at this phase of my life I don't personally get excited about doing genealogy work, but I hope to someday.