Entropy fighters: on maintenance + Andy Campbell’s car (1.2 million km) by Nicolás Boullosa on August 13, 2025 Why paying attention to the small, unseen work makes the difference between collapse and endurance. From solo sailors to your …
Picking one’s battles: choosing healthy introspection over doomscrolling by Nicolás Boullosa on February 6, 2025 From an aging G-Wagon to the sacred peaks of Mount Athos, the quest for home and meaning unfolds in motion. …
End of shop class, and what it means for (most-needed) manual trades by Nicolás Boullosa on March 16, 2022 In the summer of 2006, Mathew B. Crawford had the urge to explain what was happening to “shop class” across …
Moved into airplane hangar. Now fabricates whimsical vehicles by Kirsten Dirksen on March 14, 2022 Non-tangible menial work alienates, whereas learning a trade can bring (meaningful) joy. Mark Atkinson turned his passion into work as …
Designing stuff that matters: on quality, tools, and Nature by Nicolás Boullosa on September 8, 2021 Around five years ago, Kirsten received an email from many related to potential stories on whimsical houses, high-yield organic farms, …