{"product_id":"2940169528152","title":"Craftfulness: Mend Yourself by Making Things","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntegrating mindfulness, neuroscience, positive psychology, and creativity research, \u003cem\u003eCraftfulness\u003c\/em\u003e offers a thought-provoking and surprising reconsideration of craft, and how making things with your hands can connect us to our deepest selves and improve our well-being and overall happiness.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe should get this out of the way: Craftfulness is not a \"crafting book.\" Rather, it is an investigation of the wisdom generations of men and women know to be true: that making things is a vital means of self-expression, self-realization, and self-help that sparks the mind, touches the soul, and rejuvenates the spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntegrating mindfulness, neuroscience, positive psychology, and creativity research, Rosemary Davidson and Arzu Tahsin explore how the simple act of making something from scratch impacts mental well-being, and offer a brilliantly reasoned argument in favor of craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProcess, not product, is the soul of a craft practice. Whether you knit, crochet, sculpt, weave, quilt, tat, draw, or bind booksamp;mdash;working toward small, attainable goals gives us a sense of purpose, accomplishment, and control that is proven to positively impact our mental health and happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavidson and Tahsin illuminate how craft practice re-introduces balance into our lives and our habits by cultivating creativity, carving space for ourselves, promoting focus, creating a safe space for failure, and ultimately, how to make peace with imperfection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike Matthew B. Crawford's \u003cem\u003eShop Class as Soul Craft\u003c\/em\u003e, Ken Robinson's \u003cem\u003eOut of Our Minds,\u003c\/em\u003e or Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's \u003cem\u003eFlow, Craftfulness\u003c\/em\u003e helps us to see our world in a new way, offering opportunities to disconnect from the world, and pay attention to ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098030522608,"sku":"2940169528152","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169528152_p0.jpg?v=1763685239","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169528152","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}