Making stuff by hand taps into the great tradition of American individualism
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Bestselling author A.J. Jacobs spent a year "living" the Constitution — and in part three of an original series for Fox News Digital, he reveals how he rediscovered the lost art of craftsmanship.
Crafting your own objects connects you with those objects in a concrete way. There’s been a "shift in our relationship with stuff" … we’ve become "more passive and more dependent." The pride you get from making your own stuff more than makes up for getting your hands dirty. A.J. Jacobs is a bestselling author, journalist and podcaster. He has written four New York Times bestsellers that combine memoir, science, humor and a dash of self-help.
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