Well at 55+ might be true, happy to live long enough to have failing eyesight.
My point is I would see this tip a lot as a "young Guy" and big woo thinks me.
So I tried it, some wax on screws before putting in a hard piece of wood like maple.
Wow it really does work well, I am a happy "old guy", stuff like this makes "old guys" happy.
I am making a woodie plane from some maple and turned a "Stanly" style front knob for it and have a long drywall screw to hold it down. I drilled a small hole so the maple would not split, but boy is it tight, figured I would break off the screw in the hole, tried the wax, and what a difference it made.
I am sure you have come across this tip before, if you have not tried it give it a go, works well, easy to get a chunk of wax to have handy, even if you are not a "old guy" like me.
Disclaimer:
References to "old guy" is for people with a sense of humor, if you are a "grumpy old guy" please feel free to let this make you grumpy for today.
Cheers Ron.