An interesting viewpoint, that goes against what most of us probably got from our parents as advice years ago.

My father was a civil engineer who had started off life as a boilermaker, and he always cautioned me to find a job which used your brain rather than your hands.

In retrospect, it was the worst possible advice he could have given.

In fact, the very best thing you can do with your life is to learn a trade as soon as you leave high school: plumber, bricklayer, machine repairman, electrician, and so on.

When an engine breaks down on a United Airlines jet, they won’t ship the thing to Taiwan to be fixed.

When your house’s heater quits, nobody in New Delhi will be able to help you.