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Probably most can do something with their hands, even if it doesn't involve lots of strength. The thing about the guy who wrote the book about switching from be
by ecuzzillo 16y ago
Probably most can do something with their hands, even if it doesn't involve lots of strength. The thing about the guy who wrote the book about switching from being some kind of knowledge worker to a motorcycle repairman has circulated here a few times, which is presumably less physically taxing than lumbering.
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- andrewl 16y agoHe's referring to the book "Shop Class as Soulcraft." The NY Times had articles about it. Here's one: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/magazine/24labor-t.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/magazine/24labor-t.html
- bmj 16y agoMatthew Crawford's book is pretty good, I think. The original essay is here: http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/shop-class-as-soulcraft http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/shop-class-as-sou... One thing to note: Crawford is a motorcycle repairman, but he's still a knowledge worker to some extent. And, of course, the book length treatment of the subject was subsidized by a university.