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[–] FashGordon 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago  (edited ago)

First pick some form of exercise. It relieves stress and prepares you for the fight. Martial arts are great but anything is better than sitting at home. If nothing else, don't walk your dog, run with it.

If you need more, learn things that make you (more of) a man. Skills like carpentry, sailing, math, philosophy, plumbing are good.

Heinlein has a great quote:

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.