The Joy of Craft: A Paradoxical Approach for Learning to Do Things Well

by Zane Claes

Money equals happiness. Success means satisfaction. Or so the world tells us. Creativity, achievement, and rewards will leave us empty if we don’t find joy in the pursuit of these things. And many of us don’t, despite our hopeful expectations. Is joy some mystical state that real-world people can’t find in today’s workplace? Is it a personal attribute that some of us are just born with and others aren’t? Or is it something we can all pursue, if we know what we’re looking for and how to get there?In The Joy of Craft, Zane Claes takes on us on a journey toward joy. Claes examines practical things like motivation, time management, and money and dovetails them with more emotional elements like failure, risk taking, and dedication to show us how joy and satisfaction are more than black-and-white goals to be checked off life’s to-do list. A well-researched, thoughtfully written book, The Joy of Craft will have you viewing your job, your money, your time, your life in a whole new light—the light of joy.

184 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 7, 2016

Reviews

[Wendell Britt · Rating 5 out of 5]

An effective manual for understanding why we want to make things

Separated into two parts joy and craft, the author gives he reader a framework for understanding excellence and applying craftsmanship to everything I life

[Caleb Danjuma · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really good book. This book really takes on preconceived notion of what it means to do things well and turns it on it head. While reading this book, i couldn't help but think that maybe the best approach to any en-devour is probably the paradoxical approach lol :).

[Daniel Lancaster · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thoughtful and Insightful

A great book for those interested in minimalism, beauty, or wisdom. Shows the path to true happiness is counterintuitive and not the way our culture maintains.

[Jimmy Nyakora · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unravelling the truth about Creativity

Zane emphasises on the process as the reward and by product of commitment to a higher cause. This commitment (constant seeking for perfection) is the true driver for success - whatever success means to you.

[Keegan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read about staying focused and finding ways to enjoy everything you do.