I have a deep urge to be independent, but I think my mind has taken it too far. I want to be able to make everything myself, I want to do all from machining, to electronics and plumbing to bricklaying to programming.
I feel like men reach more for this independence or am I crazy?
Go for it. Just don’t try do everything at once and burn out.
Treat it as a hobby. Spend money on tools you may only need for a single project. Experiment. Take your time. Watch youtube videos of other makers to scratch your itch, when you can’t (or don’t want to) actually do it yourself. Appricate the beauty of enginerring around you. Enjoy the process.
Just start. Either you gain a new fulfilling new hobby, or you satisify your urge enough, and stop being crazy.
Some recommendations to get you started:
Nah I’m like this too. Take it one thing at a time. I also recommend the Adam Savage method of buying tools: Buy the cheapest tool you can and if you use it until it breaks, only then do you buy a quality tool since you clearly use it a lot.
I joined a makerspace earlier this year. Lots of people had command of lots of skills.
Check out Ask This Old House. Home improvement show that is on YouTube in snips showing how to do stuff from a home owners pov.
I’ve come to the conclusion I can barely afford two hobbies; let alone all of the hobbies.
I do. My parents did a ton of building our house themselves, and my dad also fixed the car all the time including removing and repairing the engine. So I think I get the tendency from seeing that behavior modeled.
Issue is I don’t have the same drive, and realistically I think it’s not entirely healthy because there’s not enough time in the day. It can cause issues when something needs to get done but you won’t pay for it or allow someone else to do it.
I too like being self reliant, it helps me with my confidence a lot.
And it saves so much money lol