The Mastery of the Human Experience

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Sota: The idea of backing a trail with a boat on it down a steep hill, that's one of the most frightening things i can possibly imagine. And like you and i, i've tried to master this askill called writing that i have worked at and with unknown, unmeasurable success. But these skills actually have a very tangible outcome, the boat is in the water and the truck isn't,. or the fallets look like they should, or they don't, and and all those things I think are underrated. Sota: It took me by surprise. These were all skills that were alien to me. They were of a different order than the skills

What did author and Washington Post columnist Tamar Haspel learn from her quest to eat at least one thing she'd grown, caught, or killed every day? For starters, that just-caught fish always tastes better (unless you've caught a false albacore). That all it takes to build a coop is the will and the right power tools, and that when it comes to homegrown produce, you've got none until you've got way too much. But most of all, she tells EconTalk's Russ Roberts in talking about her book To Boldly Grow, she learned that figuring stuff out to solve problems is more delicious than the most decadent of desserts.