Easy weekend: the Heinlein score

Below is a famous quote from the novel “Time enough for love”, by legendary science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein:

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.

Specialization is for insects.

I love it, and I find it resonates with Ralph Waldo Emerson‘s concept of full person [1].

So, what is your Heinlein score? You can just fill in this form below. My score is 12/21. Not really good, I need to learn new skills.

I will publish statistics on the site next Sunday. If you have ideas for items that should be in the list, just suggest them in the comments below (you can login with any social network account).

[1] By the way, here is a wonderful essay on RWE by Harold Bloom

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