Heinlein

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Robert Heinlein: "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."

Of those, I am very certain I can (because I have already done): Write a sonnet, balance accounts, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, and cook a tasty meal.

I am moderately certain that, if called upon, I could: Build a wall, comfort the dying, pitch manure, and die gallantly.

With a little training (as I have the basic required skills), I could probably manage: Change a diaper, butcher a hog, and program a computer.

I would need extensive training/practice to: Plan an invasion, conn a ship, design a building, or fight efficiently.

What about you?

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Have done: changed a diaper, written a sonnet, balanced accounts, built a wall, comforted the dying, taken orders, given orders, cooperated, acted alone, solved equations, analyzed a new problem, cooked a tasty meal, fought efficiently.

Could do, with some minor adjustments: butcher a hog, pitch manure, program a computer

Could do if I cheated a helluva lot: plan an invasion (does it count if I'm planning against one? Because I've already planned for zombies); conn a ship (a raft! a canoe!); design a building (I've done it with Legos!); set a bone (I'm going to set it down over there. Away from me); and die gallantly (I'm saving that one).