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A Place of My Own by Michael Pollan — WisdomDeck honest review

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A Place of My Own

by Michael Pollan

Pollan builds a writing hut and meditates on architecture, craft, daydreaming and work with the hands. An unexpected and lovely book.

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Making teaches thinking.
Space shapes work.
Slow is fine.

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