Why To Make Things

A collection for Paul Kirwin based on this prompt: “I’m a retired custom woodworker. I find community in the writings of others that have found satisfaction and comfort and value in the crafting of things. I’m not looking for ‘How-To Make Things’ books but more like ‘Why To Make Things’ books”

Alex Dobrenko

gardening as a counterforce to disconnect, a salve to the illusion of human separateness and control, and a path toward what it means to live a truly good life.

Wonderground • Audacious Gardening: On Daring to Care

The true expert does not perform in a state of effortless ‘flow’ | Aeon Essays

Barbara Gail Montero aeon.co

Blending these two notions, carpentry entails making things that explain how things make their world.

Ian Bogost • Alien Phenomenology, or What It's Like to Be a Thing (Posthumanities)

The Courage to Be Happy

Ichiro Kishimi

readwise.io

Simply This: Living an Uncomplicated Life

psychologytoday.com

The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

Josh Waitzkin • 2 highlights

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Cover of The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

Avoiding Kits | andrewlb.com blog

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I think we adults have a similar innate drive to create, and that drive can be supported or stifled by the environment. And, I think that instead of creating environments where we are creative by default , we live in a world where we are distracted by default .