A fellow EO speaker raised the idea of “being a craftsman” for me - deliberately deciding to do the whole project to allow me to develop a deeper appreciation of the creative process… I love your reflection here: efficiency can be a dangerous decision tool 👏🙏
Excellent article and I enjoy doing hands on projects for the same reasons that you listed. With respect to your point about the future generation, this also aligns with my concern about the gradual de-emphasis of trades in favor of college over the past 20+ years. There is so much value (financialy and intrinsically) from being an expert & employed in a "blue collar" trade. Most importantly, not exposing young people to these careers and skills during their secondary education years is a missed opportunity for many of them to discover a talent they may not realize that they have. This could potentially rob them of fulfilling their full career potential, because they were pipelined into a college prep path instead.
A fellow EO speaker raised the idea of “being a craftsman” for me - deliberately deciding to do the whole project to allow me to develop a deeper appreciation of the creative process… I love your reflection here: efficiency can be a dangerous decision tool 👏🙏
Excellent article and I enjoy doing hands on projects for the same reasons that you listed. With respect to your point about the future generation, this also aligns with my concern about the gradual de-emphasis of trades in favor of college over the past 20+ years. There is so much value (financialy and intrinsically) from being an expert & employed in a "blue collar" trade. Most importantly, not exposing young people to these careers and skills during their secondary education years is a missed opportunity for many of them to discover a talent they may not realize that they have. This could potentially rob them of fulfilling their full career potential, because they were pipelined into a college prep path instead.
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