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I just spent my Saturday afternoon servicing and repairing my car. It's a very rewarding activity to research and learn how a complex thing like a car works, a
by brc 14y ago
I just spent my Saturday afternoon servicing and repairing my car.
It's a very rewarding activity to research and learn how a complex thing like a car works, and then to apply your smarts to fixing it simply by reading books and the internet.
There is also something very rewarding to completing a job well, and being able to drive knowing you've fixed something yourself.
Other weekends I spend time fixing things around the house, or maybe tending to the garden.
Being an all-rounder is good for the soul and good for relating to other people.
Specialisation is for insects.
- sliverstorm 14y agoI prefer an in-between approach. Specialization in one subject, with a shallow but wide spread of knowledge for everything else. In the case of cars, for example, I can generally diagnose problems and perform standard repairs, but I leave transmission service, machining, etc to the professionals.
- brc 14y agoRight - when you get to needing specialised equipment - then you call in the professionals. But even in these cases it helps to be researched and knowledgeable and ask the right questions to prevent them making mistakes and/or overcharging.