Learn to tie 10 different knots

“A couple years ago, after one particularly frustrating battle with a large tarp in the rain, I finally realized I’d played myself. By avoiding knot practice for so long, I’d let it become a gremlin in my mind. A thing I was bad at, not as a transitional phase towards being good, or even because I was happy to be bad at it, but because I’d let being bad at it become part of my character. So, when I got home, I set myself down and learned one single knot. Something that would help with tarping. I spent a couple hours and learned the adjustable Tarbuck Knot.”

“Years ago I decided that I didn't know how to tie any knots and needed to remedy the situation. Unfortunately, if you start to look into knots you discover there is a whole slew of them. It's easy to dive deep and try out dozens of different knots and then be left not remembering how to tie any of them. So, I decided I was going to try to pick the best knot for each of a few different scenarios and then focus on learning and retaining those knots well.”