With me not being that into electronics earlier in my life, having spent most time with arts, philosophy and language and other hobbies, my own hobbyist attitude to try prevent electrostatic discharge onto what is said to be very delicate computer components, is limited to first go to my kitchen then touch the metal sink, and ofc try avoid building up any electrostatic charge on my way back, before proceeding to do whatever I do when putting together PC desktop. I wonder how appropriate, or inappropriate doing this simple thing might be. Presumably, people that actually work with electronics for a living would have to be more careful than me.
I remember one time, standing by my mailbox outside my apartment, and the very moment before my mailbox key was inserted into the lock, I saw this tiny blue lighting flash from the tip of the key, over to the mailbox.
Imagine someone using a metallic object as a pointer in their hand, pointing closely at select electronic components.
Also, I remember buying my epic intel Q6600 cpu one time, from a tray at this local store, but buying the cpu right off the tray I suddenly had nowhere to put it. The cpu die itself was protected only by the plastic cover that iirc was attached with two tiny clips.. and so, what I did next I remember, was to grab a new plastic bag with my left hand and opening it up a little.. and then jam my right right holding my cpu, down the only partially opened plastic bag.. and I could hear the static electricity cracking as I did that, and I thought "Uh, oh!". O) Luckily, the cpu appeared to work after that, though I have no idea if maybe there could have been instability issues I ignored because of that, in the five years I used that Q6600 cpu.