> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: Richard Sennett > Reference:: Sennett, Richard. 2008. __The Craftsman__. Vol. 1. London: Allen Lane. > Date:: 2008 > Tags:: #warp > WeftLinks:: [[Psychological value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft improves well-being]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > The desire to do a job well for its own sake provides long-term well-being. ### Highlights >Craftsmanship names an enduring, basic human impulse, the desire to do a job well for its own sake.