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steve  ·  4192 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What's an important skill to have?

I'm a guy who has made his living from being handy with computers. I studied something esoteric - Sociology. I loved the major, I loved the statistics, I loved the field - but no one hires a dude with a sociology degree. So I leveraged skills I had built along the way in computers. Now I'm super far removed from hands on computer work, or sociology, but I don't regret either set of skills.

I'm not telling you to give up your dreams - you should study what you like, make a go of it - but along the way, learning how to be a plumber is a valuable skillset that has steady market value.