Entitled "The Courage to Screw Up: Why DIY is Good For You," Fauenfelder explores his personal journey of becoming a DIYer and offers up what he considers to be 5 benefits of DIY:
- A deeper connection to the things that keep us alive and well.
- An appreciation for the things you have and the systems that make it possible.
- An opportunity to use your hands and your brain.
- A connection to other people.
- A path to freedom.
What do you think? What kind of benefit do you get from crafty/DIY projects? I've learned over the last year or so (since I started blogging) that screwing up is a natural part of DIY. It's certainly not fun, but I can tell you that I have definitely figured out the WRONG way to make marshmallows. That's a skill to last a lifetime :)
Happy Weekend!
I completely agree! my hubby and I have been DIYers since college and I think the thing I love the most is the feeling of pride when the project is done, knowing that we did it ourselves. it makes us love it even more. and the more DIY projects we do, the better we get and soon nothing is beyond reach! enjoy your weekend! xx
ReplyDeleteI find myself just really interested in how things work. I would really like to learn how to do canning someday. It is really hard to let yourself mess up but it seems to be where you learn the most about something. With my blog and herbal products I just jumped in and I am learning as I go and that is something that I have never been able to do because I was too afraid of messing up.
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