I love this approach. Learn so, if nothing else, you can teach others.

One of my first boyfriends showed me how to build a computer, he walked me through how to pick parts and check features, but I decided what to buy. When I had everything he showed me how to put it together and get it working.

Ten years later a different boyfriend's laptop conked out. I got him his own set of tools and said "Time to learn how a computer works."