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

Mastery

Robert Greene

amazon.com

The Courage to Be Happy

Ichiro Kishimi

readwise.io

Flow: The Psychology of Happiness

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi • 52 highlights

amazon.com

Cover of Flow: The Psychology of Happiness

Audacious Gardening: On Daring to Care

Georgina Reed theplanthunter.com.au

Making a Place on the Web - Garden

Lego Mindset vs. Woodworking Mindset

Scott Stevenson blog.scottstevenson.net

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 .

Casey Rosengren • Creative by Default

A chief gladness of gardening comes from its dual nature, from how it salves our longing for making order out of chaos but also frustrates it. There is elemental satisfaction in the reminder that we can never fully control nature — that, in fact, any sense of control is a childish fantasy, for we ourselves are children of nature, made by the... See more