Crawford — Shop Class as Soulcraft
Book page: crawford-shop-class-as
From: Quotes batch 3
Edition: Penguin Press (2009)
On Cognition and Manual Work
“Thinking is often more intense in the manual trades than in the office, because the feedback from reality is immediate and unforgiving.” (Chapter 1, p. 15)
On Identity and Agency
“We find our identity when we stop being consumers of pre-packaged solutions and start being makers of our own environment.” (Chapter 3, p. 62)