How Good is Good Enough? Craft Pursuits & Diminishing Returns

How Good is Good Enough? Craft Pursuits & Diminishing Returns

From CRAFTED by BLISTER

May 20, 2026 · 1h 11m · Episode 111

About this episode

The episode explores the concept of 'good enough' in various craft categories and the pursuit of perfection.

How good is good enough? For those of us obsessed with any craft category (e.g., coffee, watches, wine, knives, audio gear, etc), we can find ourselves crossing the line of ‘diminishing returns,’ where we keep chasing some notion or ideal of perfection. So why do we do this? Today, our CRAFTED co-hosts, Eli Brown, Jonathan Ellsworth, & Simon Stewart discuss. We Want to Hear from You! Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? Email us at info@blisterreview.com to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED. TOPICS & TIMES: JE's Manifesto (1:54) Eli's Categories For Spending (11:14) MOMA NYC (16:38) Status As Return? (20:48) Rabbit Holes (26:58) Wine Price Points (30:09) Craft As Experience (35:45) Audio Space: Diminishing Returns (37:25) Headphones (41:12) Contentment and Curiosity (46:22) Hario V60 (53:16) Watches (56:12) Paying Scarcity (1:04:17) SEE OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 Blister Podcast ENTER OUR WEEKLY GIVEAWAYS: Enter Our Free Weekly Giveaways Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Eli Brown, Jonathan Ellsworth, Simon Stewart

Topics covered

  • craft pursuits
  • diminishing returns
  • perfection in craft
  • experience in craft
  • status and value
  • contentment and curiosity

Keywords

  • craft
  • diminishing returns
  • perfection
  • experience
  • status
  • contentment
  • curiosity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MOMA NYC

Products: Hario V60, watches, wine, audio gear, headphones

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