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For each, his own. I like working with my hands. Personally, I am into carpentry. It's relaxing and I like to see stuff being build. It just happens that carpen

• stinkytaco 17y ago
  Certainly there are carpenters out there who like to read (I'm a librarian and connect people with materials on their hobbies often), but perhaps gardening is a better example. Much more suited to study about planting, pest control, etc. I am certainly a gardener who reads extensively on the subject. My observation is more directed at the fact that, as a group, "learning" seems to involve math, science and, to a lesser extent, philosophy, economics or psychology. It does not involve "trades" or "crafts". But perhaps it is as you say and those topics just are not interesting to read about.
  • TriinT 17y ago
    My reading list is biased towards the "why". Funny that I left out the "how" and only noticed it now. I have read a bit on carpentry, but like I said before arts & crafts can be learned from someone who knows more, in a sort of master and apprentice relationship. This is fun because learning carpentry can then be a social experience as well. It provides a good balance to, say, Math or Theoretical Physics, which require endless hours of reading and solitude.