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20 sats \ 7 replies \ @Fabs OP 8 Jan \ parent \ on: I'm not the brightest bulb out there, help me change it. BooksAndArticles

Wow, well I certainly won't be capable enough to do all of the above, but I'd like to work on some of those.

104 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 8 Jan

Don't undersell yourself. Many years ago I felt very "unread" and decided I would change that. I started listening to audio books on the way to work. I have continued reading non-fiction books every year and over time I've read a great number of books. Many listed here. Just start with one and do the next, then another. There is much wisdom out there that we can listen to and think about. Then apply to our lives. The only thing that can stop you is you saying "I can't" If you say that it will come true. If you reject that thinking you have just opened up a new world of possibilities. Don't say I can't. Say how can I?

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs OP 8 Jan

Well, there's a difference between "underselling" and "self reflection", I'm good with the two topics listed above, but beyond that it get shallower the farther you go :)

10 sats \ 4 replies \ @Doo_Deux 8 Jan

https://c.tenor.com/dz9q8CMtqDQAAAAC/rob-schneider-you-can-do-it.gif

10 sats \ 3 replies \ @Fabs OP 8 Jan

Anything you can recommend in relation to wilderness and survival ? 😉

278 sats \ 2 replies \ @Doo_Deux 8 Jan

It depends. Are you looking for tactical, hands on skills, or you looking for how to survive?

I'll just throw a few out...

For a foundational knowledge:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52354603-how-to-survive

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1795658.When_All_Hell_Breaks_Loose

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26526901-the-lost-art-of-reading-nature-s-signs

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30231750-deep-survival

For technical knowledge:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22836669-sas-survival-handbook

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17124853-how-to-stay-alive-in-the-woods (this is dated, but from one of the original back to the wilderness authors post-World War II)

And honestly most "survival skills" books are just re-hashes of the same information over and over again. The SAS book is a good compilation of them.

And from our discussion the other day... survival has been commercialized and commoditized starting back around 2009 since the Aztec calendar was going to end the world in 2012. There are a ton of resources on how to rub sticks together and how to make a pile of sticks on sleep in. There are not a lot of people that know how to survive. Build on this foundation.

Again, off my soap box. :)

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @Fabs OP 8 Jan

Yeahhh dude, awesome.

I always thought of the SAS book as sort of gimmicky, but if you say it's worth the read, I'll give it a second look.

Thanks, the list is slowly starting to get shape!

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Doo_Deux 8 Jan

I always thought of the SAS book as sort of gimmicky,

It sort of is with a title like that. But, it is probably the most comprehensive book showing technical skills. Like I said, almost everything is just a rehash of knowledge that has been around in perpetuity and people are not discovering or inventing new ways to stay alive. Also pick up the US Army's FM 21-76 Survival Manual too.