Living Off the Grid
Like Duolingo, but for Living Off the Grid. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.
75 levels across 7 sections, about 150 minutes end to end, roughly 30 days at five minutes a day. It moves through The First Steps to Independence, Harvesting Your Own Power, Water Independence, Managing Waste and Sanitation, Shelter and Climate Control, Food and Sustenance, and The Logistics of Independence. It starts from scratch.
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Key ideas in Living Off the Grid
- Off-grid living isn't all-or-nothing; it ranges from primitive to high-tech
- The level of technology used is a choice based on personal goals rather than a requirement of being off-grid
- High-energy appliances like microwaves require significantly larger power systems
- Water-heavy habits dictate the size of storage and heating infrastructure
- Connecting non-negotiable comforts to the infrastructure they require
- Convenience often introduces complexity and external dependencies
- Off-grid living is a spectrum of technology and comfort levels
- True autonomy usually requires simpler, manual systems that you can fix yourself
- Testing systems in short bursts reveals flaws before they become emergencies
- Gradual transition allows for adjustments to infrastructure based on real usage
- The logic of a 'soft start' approach to off-grid residency
- Manual labor requires higher personal physical resilience
- Convenience vs Autonomy
- Automated systems increase technical maintenance needs
- Soft start approach
- Assessing personal resilience to choose between manual and automated labor
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Living Off the Grid the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
What primarily determines how much technology you use in an off-grid setup?
Get it right to open this lesson and 74 more in the app.
Where Living Off the Grid takes you
Transition from total dependency to self-sufficiency by mastering the systems of energy, water, and shelter required to live independently of public utilities.
- 1
The First Steps to Independence
- Defining Your Off-Grid Vision
- Auditing Your Current Consumption
- 2
Harvesting Your Own Power
- Solar Power Fundamentals
- Battery Storage and Management
- Alternative Energy Sources
- 3
Water Independence
- Finding and Collecting Water
- Purification and Filtration
- Storage and Pressurization
- 4
Managing Waste and Sanitation
- The Composting Toilet
- Greywater Systems
- 5
Shelter and Climate Control
- Passive Solar Design
- Heating with Wood and Biomass
- Off-Grid Cooling Strategies
- 6
Food and Sustenance
- The Self-Sustaining Garden
- Food Preservation Techniques
- Small-Scale Livestock
- 7
The Logistics of Independence
- Selecting the Right Property
- Navigating Zoning and Permits
- System Maintenance and Resilience
7 sections · 19 units · 75 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
You pick the voice
Living Off the Grid is taught in the The Professor style: clear, structured, thorough. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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