Today, in a world built around convenience, almost everything is done for us. If you live in first‑world countries like Canada, the US, France, England, and so on, you’ve probably noticed how the skills our grandparents, great‑grandparents, or even our parents needed have slowly been pushed aside. With every generation, more of those once‑essential abilities get labeled as “optional” or “not needed” as technology and convenience take over our lives.
Our grandparents had to grow food to survive. Our parents still kept small gardens. Now most of us rely exclusively on the grocery store, and the next generation doesn’t even go there—they just get everything delivered. Cooking at home used to be a basic requirement, but that’s been replaced with eating out or ordering in. Even simple things like writing by hand or reading an analog clock are becoming lost skills. And soon enough, our cars will be driving us around while the “driver” won’t even know the basics of driving. Every generation is losing practical skills.
So what happens when the technology and the convenience you rely on every day fail? Are you resilient enough to keep going, or do you panic like so many others and end up stranded? Take something as simple as the rising cost of living. Families everywhere are struggling. Would growing even a bit of your own food or cooking more meals at home help your finances? Absolutely. You don’t need acres of land—start with herbs, start with basic home‑cooked meals, and you’ll see the savings, especially if you cut back on eating out.
To be truly independent and resilient, you need the knowledge and skills to handle life when things go sideways. I’m not talking about some zombie‑apocalypse scenario. Just look at food prices—that alone is enough reason for people to start growing something and making more of their own meals.
We can’t control much of the macro world around us, but we can control the micro world we live in. That’s where resilience starts.
This series will focus on the knowledge and skills I’m learning to make myself more resilient to global pressures like inflation & cost of living, food and quality scarcity, and the growing reality of a world where AI is everywhere. The goal is simple: to become less replaceable, more capable, and better prepared for whatever comes next.
