On Craft

He fixed things often and silently. Grandpa just cared about things working. He had an instinct for not just broken things but soon to be broken things.

A lovely tribute from Dr. Cat Hicks to her grandpa. I really resonate with the characterization of ​“craft” as both action, through care and empathy, and as observation, through noticing the constraints/​tradeoffs, and weathering and anticipating their effects.

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