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# Bricolage - Doing the Best with What you Have
- URL: https://lucas-schiavini.com/bricolage/
- Published: 2022-09-14T10:00:20.000Z
- Updated: 2022-09-14T10:00:20.000Z
- Author: Lucas Schiavini
- Tags: philosophy, bricolage, #Import 2026-08-11 14:49

The world has been inundated with DIY things, Ikea, and all that, but ancient humans have created a word that better encapsulates the idea of "Doing the best with what you have".

## Bricolage

This is one of the few French word exceptions that I like (alongside [Flaneur](https://lucas-schiavini.com/flaneur/)).

Bricolage is "Trial and error with adjustments with whatever pieces are available".

Turkle writes: "The bricoleur resembles the painter who stands back between brushstrokes, looks at the canvas, and only after this contemplation, decides what to do next."([Source](http://www.papert.org/articles/EpistemologicalPluralism.html?ref=lucas-schiavini.com)).

It is human endeavor improvisation in its best light possible.