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Q: Craftsmanship names an enduring, basic human impulse, the desire to do a job well for its own sake. (c) Q: motivation matters more than talent, and for a particular reason. The craftsman's desire for quality poses a motivational danger: the obsession with getting things perfectly right may deform th Leggi tutto

First of all, it is exceedingly unfair to write a short, impressionistic review for a book that is meant to be the first of a three volume critique and analysis on material culture intended by Richard Sennett. But being one of the rare books out there--and I can remember only Donald Schon's 'The Ref Leggi tutto

So happy to find a book that articulates the layered significance of the craftsman throughout history, and the many ways an individual crafts work in his daily life. Intelligently written and more far-reaching than I'd imagined, encompassing economics, cultural history, and corporate politics into i Leggi tutto

The sort of book in which John Milton is referred to as "the poet John Milton".

not to be dramatic pero este libro me ha ayudado a ordenar un montón de ideas inconexas que tenía en mi cabeza. Era exactamente lo que necesitaba leer ahora y me ha inspirado un montón <333 Habla de la artesanía extendiendo esta idea a todo tipo de prácticas (Entendiendo artesanía como el proceso le Leggi tutto

Sennett made interesting observations on the life and work of the craftsman, but in the end, I was deeply disappointed. Ultimately, he never really descends from his academic perch to stand at the craftsman's workbench. Rather than acknowledging the deeper significance within the life of the craftsm Leggi tutto

Reading this was like walking through a field after snowmelt. Some steps will be perfectly clear, but eventually you'll put a foot down wrong and end up with soggy socks and mud in your shoes. Philosophy is not my thing, I thought this would be a little more concrete, but instead it was abstract, me Leggi tutto