Sewing

Last year I set this random goal of making my entire wardrobe. My parents gave me a sewing machine and I found cheap fabric and a 1950's pattern at Scrap. One beautiful summer day, I set it up on my front porch and sewed a dress. Just like that. I had never used a sewing machine before in my life and the dress fit wonderfully. Of course it wasn't perfect, but the purpose was to prove to myself that I could make something practical in an age where my technology-obsessed generation has slid by without ever learning the basics in this life. We tend to dream about wonderful aspirations while mastering the skill of procrastination, creating justifications for an arbitrary start date that will never come.  Whether it's the cultural conditioning of this generation or an unconscious feeling of intimidation rooted in an overwhelming intake of information, we must subvert that dominant paradigm. Right now, pick the first project you can think of, get the supplies, watch a YouTube video on how to do it, and try it.