> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: [[Richard Sennett]] > Reference:: Sennett, Richard. 2008. __The Craftsman__. Vol. 1. London: Allen Lane. > Date:: 2008 > Tags:: #warp > WeftLinks:: [[Social value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft can foster cultural tolerance]] [[Claim - Working with materials helps us appreciate the needs of other people]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > The patience with materials required by making makes one better at working with other people. ### Highlights >"Material challenges like working with resistance or managing ambiguity are instructive in understanding the resistances people harbor to one another or the uncertain boundaries between people."