Craft

Where there is practice, there is craft. And where there is craft, there is art. 

Art is both the most useless thing in the world and the most precious. You won’t die if you’re not a good cook or if you don’t watch any movie for a year, but it does embellish life, make it worth living, and more importantly, it makes us think.

If virtue—moral and civic excellence—is the highest good, then craftsmanship surely is worth pursuing. 

It creates meaning, which in turn becomes your buoy in the troubled seas of life. When everything else is collapsing, the artisan can count on its craft to cheer him up. It’s just you, the process, and the present.

Whatever job you do, turn it into a craft. Everyday at work is training for something bigger you do not forcibly comprehend just yet. Focus on honing your skills, acquire career capital, and mix your different interests to give birth to your very own niche. You’ll never get bored again, because this is a quest for a knowledge that is boundless. Mastery takes a lifetime to achieve, and it knows no limit.

Be a proud artisan.