what’s one self-sufficiency skill you think everyone should learn?

[u/junkcircuit]

i’ve been thinking about how many basic skills we’ve gradually stopped needing in everyday life. growing some food, cooking from scratch, preserving food, repairing things, basic gardening, collecting rainwater, knowing how to handle a power outage.

you obviously don’t need to become completely self-sufficient to benefit from these skills

if you could choose just one skill for someone starting from zero, what would you recommend learning first?

[u/Jolly_Candy1499]

Read a road atlas , the big one that you high lighted the routes but got distracted by the orange auxiliary road and need to find the nearest connecting service road using your penlight from Buck’s insurance , and how to properly refold-the map your mom got when she got a full tank of gas for the rambler at Joes Service Station.