Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

February 11, 2025

on craft, care, and the art of restoration

There’s something almost monastic about this mechanic’s workshop. The tools arranged like sacred relics, the quiet rituals of tuning an engine, the slow work of bringing something worn and rusted back to life. To an outsider, it might look like simple labour—just a man fixing bikes. But to those who...

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October 16, 2024

Robert Pirsig on Classical thinking vs romantic thinking

Shout to Dave Anderson, who inspired this post with this post. Classical thinking and romantic thinking are two distinct ways for you to perceive and engage with the world, and they play a central role in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. The contrast between these modes of thought...

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