Glenn Bosarge

"Everything matters if anything matters at all." -P. Pettis

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    The Pop Shop

    “Fix it, make it, Don’t buy it.”

    • Inscribed by J, almost 11, on the wall of the workshop. Family culture.

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    Maintenance as Mastery

    Tim Harford: Why Self Improvement Starts with Maintenance

    That reflects a second underrated fact about maintenance: good maintenance is often nothing like the chore of brushing teeth and washing dishes, but an intellectually demanding task requiring knowledge, intelligence and curiosity. To repair a complex object requires patient problem solving and the diligent discovery of hidden trouble. It is an act of mastery.