Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
this book is more or less about The Sort, as @patio11 also calls it, but somehow from 2008
> son of intellectuals (mother was physicist, as was father), guy does physics, shifts to political philosophy phd, gets highfalutin dc think tank job — and quits, to be mechanic
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Matthew B. Crawford, philosophe-mécanicien, contribue aussi à nous enseigner la valeur des loisirs fondés sur une pratique artisanale.
Michel le Séac'H • Réussir (sa vie) grâce au minimalisme digital (French Edition)
Individuality makes low-output products all the more attractive…
the furniture makers became more skillful as they had to tackle timber of uneven quality. If you only work with the same material, your skills deteriorate. If you use material that is difficult to deal with, it improves your skills. For mass production, it is essential that material is
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When we strive to be everywhere and do everything, we tend to feel like we’re not fully experiencing anything. If we’re not careful and protective of our attention, it can seem like we’re losing control of our lives, bouncing from one distraction to the next... A common example of heroic individualism’s futile efforts to get more done faster at the... See more