Do it for yourself as a log, then when you reach a point where you think your understanding is strong enough, make a tutorial about it and post it up on MAKE projects, Instructables, the Adafruit forums, or even on a tree in the park!

FORBES: Robotics Goes Social With RoboBRRD and Erin Kennedy

They sell you everything you need to cook and then make you do it yourself.

FORBES: Hands on with SodaStream: Less Plastic Bottles, More Home Aesthetics

Then do-it-yourself type houses -- just bring your disk!

FORBES: What's new, what isn't

Mr. WIGGINS: The way I always felt, even when I came back and went back to work for the government and such, I felt that if you could not change the system, then you could do it for yourself.

NPR: The Lessons of War, Shared Across Generations

"If it's about someone else, then you have no control, but if you shift your feelings of fear to yourself, then you can do something about it, " Wilson said.

CNN: Seeing crash reports can worsen flying phobia

So the next time you read or hear about social decline, simply ask yourself what evidence do they have, and then ask whether it is really getting worse.

BBC: Viewpoint: Children have never had it so good