Self-reliance as a hobby, it may not be recognised as such but I consider it to be mine. It more or less grew out of my desire to come as close as I could to my

Self-reliance as a hobby, it may not be recognised as such but I consider it to be mine. It more or less grew out of my desire to come as close as I could to my interpretation of the concept of 'homo universalis' [1]. This really just comes down to ditching the idea that 'I can not do this' or 'I will never learn this' and doing the thing instead - badly first but usually better later on. Most of this does not square with the drive for hyper-specialisation but... I don't care. This is my life of which I only have one so I'll just keep on exploring. Build a house, fix a car, pick up an instrument, make a mural, raise children, read books and start writing, paddle a river from source to sea, climb a mountain, build a synthesizer from scratch, start a band, never stop... Don't be discouraged by naysayers, just try until you succeed or decide to move on. [1] https://www.britannica.com/topic/Renaissance-man https://www.britannica.com/topic/Renaissance-man