Take Advantage of the Information Available To Us
We bought a small inflatable boat with a 3.5 HP engine. The primary user is our teenage son. He cruises around in it and fishes off it. Of course, a 3.5 HP engine is not very fast.
He went online and discovered he could switch out the carburetor and get it up to a whopping 5 HP engine. He really wanted to do this, as evidenced by him giving me his hard-earned money to pay for the upgrade. (Side note: He is working and has said, “Working is kind of hard.” Lessons you can only learn through doing!)
We suggested he call his grandfather who worked as a mechanic and is quite handy. We heard back, “Don’t worry. I know what I’m doing,” spoken like a sixteen-year old with 60 years of life experience. The part came and after a few struggles and even a, “Dad, can you help me?” request, he got it done. The boat runs a lot faster than it did.
He learned by watching a free video. The hardest part and the part I had to help with was changing the propeller. That required unbending the pin that held the propeller on. I have (at least for now) a little more muscle than he does.
As I have now become borderline obsessed with, we are inundated with constant negativity. If you are worried about a recession, figure out how to improve your skills or learn a new skill. You can probably enhance a lot of skills for free. Take advantage of all the progress we have made.