Like the title! I want to cultivate some helpful skills but do so gradually, as a hobbyist. Tempted to get into lockpicking, haha.
Like the title! I want to cultivate some helpful skills but do so gradually, as a hobbyist. Tempted to get into lockpicking, haha.
Not necessarily direct praxis but any kind of hand repair skill seems like just fundamentally good to learn and also a fun hobby, like hand sewing.
Extending the useful life of everyday things and learning to make your own reduces consumption directly which I would argue is anti-capitalist.
Even better if you can channel that into mutual aid via either helping to educate local comrades or using the fruits of your labor to help your fellow workers.
Carpenters and mechanics came out of the woodwork (heh heh) for a lot of barricades, historically speaking.
Being handy, or being willing to watch a guide and try to fix something is a huge skill for you and those around you. My mom’s brand new dryer messed up and we couldn’t figure it out. I pulled it apart and found a wad of paper stuck in the blower motor. Saved however much new dryers go for these days.
Oh, good idea!
I’ve been meaning to get into sashiko for a while now. Finally got the inexpensive materials together, now I’m just waiting for something that needs a little mend.
I have clothes that I’ve stored for years because eventually I plan to sew the holes on them.