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  • Stories and Recipes of the Great Depression of the 1930’s, Volume IV

    Stories and Recipes of the Great Depression of the 1930’s, Volume IV

    Book Review: Stories and Recipes of the Great Depression of the 1930's, Volume IV
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    Reading about how others survived hardship is a great way to prepare to survive. The book Stories And Recipes of the Great Depression os a great resource to do just that.

    This book is a continuing historical documentation of the impact the Depression Era had in the homes of those who struggled to keep their families together, body and soul. It contains previously untold candid personal stories in the unique dialect of that time.

    As a prepper I think it is a must read.  Knowing other people survived hard times is a great way to realize you also can survive.  Knowing HOW they did it makes it easier.

    Like the video above from the popular YouTube channel “Cooking with Clara” this book also includes more of the original comfort-food recipes that sustained them.

    This book is part of a larger series, and it is worth collecting and reading them all.  I especially enjoyed the recipes of the Great Depression, but the stories were pretty cool also.  From a historical perspective it documents our American history.  More to the point it may help us survive the next Greater Depression.

    That is important because in the 1930’s preparedness skills were commonplace.  That is not the case now.

  • Guest Article: The illustrated guide to a Ph.D.

    Guest Article: The illustrated guide to a Ph.D.

    Guest Article: The illustrated guide to a Ph.D.
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    I don’t do a lot of guest posts because most of the requests for publishing them come from content creator companies and they aren’t very useful, but in this case, I asked if I could repost this because I felt it was brilliant and useful as well as reminding people of what it means to be an expert.

    In today’s world it seems like if an individual becomes an expert in one area they are seemed to be given special consideration when they have ideas in areas having nothing to do with their expertise.  Specifically I hate it when Actors use their fame to seek political solutions to problems they have no actual experience in.

    Matt Might, posted this brilliant illustrated guide to a Ph.D. is.  I put it here to because I can, and I think it is awesome, and it made me smile….  But more importantly, because it is a clear representation of what it is like to be at the top off your game, how hard it is to be one of the best, and what all you have to give up to get to that level….

    My circle looks a lot different, because I choose to know a lot about a wide variety of subjects, so I cannot touch the envelope on anything, its all about compromise as well as effort.  So without further explanation here are the pictures….

    Imagine a circle that contains all of human knowledge:

     By the time you finish elementary school, you know a little:

     By the time you finish high school, you know a bit more:
    With a bachelor’s degree, you gain a specialty:
     A master’s degree deepens that specialty:
    Reading research papers takes you to the edge of human knowledge:
     Once you’re at the boundary, you focus:

    You push at the boundary for a few years:

     Until one day, the boundary gives way: And, that dent you’ve made is called a Ph.D.:
     Of course, the world looks different to you now:
     So, don’t forget the bigger picture:
     

    Keep pushing.