Skills. Humans have the unique ability to learn things outside of the instinctive neccessary activities of survival. But our modern, soft, easy culture of on time living has left masses of peoples with no skills other than one specific area of training. This only works because we live in easy times. Hard times create people with a diversity of skills and knowledge. But moving into hard times without those skills is painful.

Be diverse in your skill sets, learn new things always, don't rely only on others for your practical needs.

As a wise man once said, specialization is for insects.

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Love this! We have been purposefully picking up skills over the last several years. Our original goal was to be self sufficient but as we've gain not only skills but community our goal has turned into community sufficient.

We've realized that we could be self sufficient but that it'll be a lot easier in hard times if we have an amazing community of other who also have a multitude of skills and have also been preparing for difficult times.

What are some of the skills you've learned in the last few years?

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I've never had 100% self sufficiency as a goal, since I don't think it's attainable. But self reliance certainly is. And having a certain measure of self sufficiency should be attainable for most people.

Beekeeping is my latest new skillset. Most of the things I am doing skill wise right now are just further learning of things I already had some level of knowledge in. Motor mechanics, 3d design, and various homestead activities etc.

My list of to do next is long, but all in good time hopefully.