Invictus:

Out of the night that covers me.
black as the pit, from pole to pole.
I thank whatever gods may be,
for my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance,
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance,
my head is bloody but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
looms but the horror of the shade.
And yet the menance of the years
finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
how charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.

It’s the only (english) poem I know by hard.
Many people know the last 2 lines.

Forgot to mention: I’m mainly using Linux and the people I help are typically on mostly windows, but also macos and linux
Apparently slacks annotation feature never really worked on linux in the first place?

Well, now I know what I’m going to do during the weekend :)

I only know some basic knots.
What I do know are some shoelace knots, like this fastest shoe knot. (this website in general has a lot of interesting information on shoelacing)

What would you consider good judgement? Not that I disagree with you.
In some way, the current environment feels like it forces you to practice your judgement more so than was necessary in the past.

But I suppose many don’t really bother.

I wish I was better at solving my own problems. But also depends on what you consider solving your own problems is, exactly.
I learned early not to rely on other people, so I tended to look up everything I need in books and online.

But some problems are not solved with research, or suggestions from others online.
Some problems are only solved by giving yourself time to process them yourself.

This is something I’m still lacking in, perhaps because I always searched outside of myself for solutions.
I’m amazed by the solutions some people can come up with without having access to information from books/online.

Doing nothing. That might be the biggest loss in the last decades.
There is just this overtone of restlessness and tension that didn’t seem to be present prior.

Also connection with your local community. 50 years ago, it was basically a given. It was part of life.
Now, not so much.

People should definitely do this more often. Makes it so much nicer to receive an actual physical card from someone.

Postcrossing also still exists, nice to send some postcards to random people around the world.

I think being good at estimations and having some intuition when something doesn’t match up for a restaurant bill or grocery shop is helpful though. And I don’t think a lot of people would get out their phone to double check the calculation.

But yeah, having this magic rectangle in our pockets is pretty nice.

I’d like to learn this. I used to wear shoes for more than 5 years in the past, but nowadays they don’t seem to last even a year. Maybe I should search for better brands. But replacing the sole should be inexpensive and that’s usually the only part that really wears down much.

I wonder if it took quite a bit longer for people to reach their destination. Because not everyone would be as good at reading maps (compared to simply following gps instructions) Maybe that made it more common for people to arrive at different times. or plan longer trips because the driving would take up a bigger part of it.

Also, when driving alone, I can’t imagine holding your map. So you would still have to stop from time to time for long trips. And actually memorize the big lines of how to get to your destination.

I never learned this. I always just browsed around and read what caught my attention. Maybe if I was doing research, I would have had to learn it.

Surprising how fast it can change. I feel like knowing basic mending is still very useful today.

Glad about that. I can’t imagine living in that kind of environment for long

I feel like it’s still important to remember the numbers of some important contacts, so you can actually call them using somebody elses phone if yours dies or breaks. But I suppose not many people would bother

This one depends on where you live, I suppose. In some european countries it’s still quite common to learn to drive with a manual.

When you feel uncomfortable, just let it be there. Dont try to push it away, feel it.

This used to be so common with installers in the past. Sometimes you had to click a button to show it. But I don’t really see it anymore

That sounds even more terrifying.

I recently did a first aid workshop. It’s nice to learn the skills for first aid and cpr, but I was a bit terrified by the fact that all the participants will actually get a first aid certificate.