A mix of online research, in-person workshops, and honestly just some self-led play/tinkering.

I love that these hands-on skills force you to be in that moment exclusively, it’s very meditative once you get going.

This is along the same lines as crafting, but learning folk crafts/traditional hands-on skills like broom making, basket weaving, candle dipping, etc.! Engaging for the brain, creates a sense of satisfying capability, and very useful for escaping to the forest one day.