The proper borderline boy tries to get as good at something as this guy. It doesn’t have to be bricklaying, or even construction, of course, but the search for mad skills applies to whatever you turn your mind and your hands to.

Wood has always been in short supply in his part of the world. When life gives you mud, you make bricks. You have to lay a lot of bricks to get as good at it as this fellow. You probably have to lay a lot of bricks to make any kind of living, so learning fast isn’t likely to be a problem. He got his PHD in bricklaying like a boss when most masons were still in their first-world bricklaying kindergarten.