My job, like I imagine the jobs of most people here, involves mostly abstract symbol manipulation, with the occasional meeting. When I'm not working, I do physi

My job, like I imagine the jobs of most people here, involves mostly abstract symbol manipulation, with the occasional meeting. When I'm not working, I do physical things; climbing, hiking, and making and fixing things with my hands. I derive deep satisfaction from all of them. Sure, I might take three months to make something I could have bought for $1000, but price is not the point. The thing I made is a unique reflection of my own self, and the experience of making it has value that no money could ever buy.