A Norwegian carpenter named Ole Thorstensen wrote a book called...

A Norwegian carpenter named Ole Thorstensen wrote a book called Making Things Right about a life spent working with one’s hands.

The book is, at its core, about relationships—between carpenter and co-workers; between carpenter and client; and ultimately between worker and work. Thorstensen writes of the simple pleasure of carrying a load with someone: “To hold one end of something heavy and be aware of another’s movements, feel them transmitted through the object, is an experience all its own … it is a good way to get to know one another.”

I’ve found this to be true.

I reviewed the book for the Wall Street Journal. Give it a read.