Is there a skill or other thing you wanted to learn this year?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Vanidor, Feb 17, 2020.

  1. Vanidor

    Vanidor Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 5, 2015
    Messages:
    1,357
    Likes Received:
    1,541
    Reading List:
    Link
    Since it is February and most people have already given up on resolutions I'm curious, was there a skill or other thing you wanted to learn this year? I'm personally slowly learning some Mandarin.

    After thinking about it I briefly scanned torrent sites for the top results from 'learn pack' and got the following, but are any of these ones you have worked on in the past?
    1) German
    2) Guitar
    3) Japanese
    4) How to Draw
    5) Graphic Design
    6) Web Development
    7) German
    8) Japanese
    9) French
    10) Math

    German being on there twice surprises me and I admit I'm curious who is trying to learn it. I'm shocked Spanish isn't up there.
     
  2. Ophious

    Ophious Pathfinder kinda fun

    Joined:
    Dec 31, 2015
    Messages:
    2,866
    Likes Received:
    19,259
    Reading List:
    Link
    Kinda wanted to learn how to either sew or knit
    seemed fun but school is preventing me to
     
    imK and Vanidor like this.
  3. Little Potato

    Little Potato Sexiest Potato Alive [SpaceBar's Master]

    Joined:
    Sep 10, 2017
    Messages:
    748
    Likes Received:
    3,769
    Reading List:
    Link
    I've personally dabbled in German, Guitar, Japanese and Graphic Design Classes before. (Spanish isn't on the list, but I've dabbled in it too)

    For this year, I'm trying to make some time to improve Japanese and I've just signed up to take Korean classes too. (So many webtoons waiting for me to read rawwww :blobmelt:)
    I also want to learn CSS and other coding stuff but again time management is a bitch. I can't wait to retire :blobangel:
     
    mir, Snowbun, imK and 1 other person like this.
  4. Alison Swift

    Alison Swift Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 9, 2017
    Messages:
    17
    Likes Received:
    65
    Reading List:
    Link
    German, Guitar and Japanese. But why is there 2 German there?
     
    imK and Vanidor like this.
  5. Vanidor

    Vanidor Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 5, 2015
    Messages:
    1,357
    Likes Received:
    1,541
    Reading List:
    Link
    Different packs, one is about 2 Gigs and the other is 13 Gigs.

    Edit: To be clear I was sorting by Peers so as to try and guess which skills/languages or other things might be popular.
     
    imK likes this.
  6. jbturkle

    jbturkle Fruit

    Joined:
    Oct 26, 2018
    Messages:
    549
    Likes Received:
    4,923
    Reading List:
    Link
    I have already done 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10, though that last one is more a perpetual thing I have to do. I've decided to learn a new coding language this year. Two if I can build up the motivation.
     
    imK and Vanidor like this.
  7. Vanidor

    Vanidor Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 5, 2015
    Messages:
    1,357
    Likes Received:
    1,541
    Reading List:
    Link
    I'm actually shocked every time I find out some younger person like a coworker is into it. My mom knitted when I was a child in the 70's and I think that cemented my impression that it is something older women do, but I've ran into a few people who picked up or planned to pick up knitting recently.
     
    imK likes this.
  8. Beer_Kitty

    Beer_Kitty Just a very very drunk kitty that likes beer

    Joined:
    Mar 12, 2017
    Messages:
    3,104
    Likes Received:
    2,304
    Reading List:
    Link
    German due to the sudden rise of helpers and caretakers there.

    We got a lot of free slots in the philippines for work there.

    As for what I want to learn skills,

    Maybe not to eat 8 times a day...
     
    Vanidor and imK like this.
  9. imK

    imK Artful Dodger

    Joined:
    Oct 20, 2018
    Messages:
    1,221
    Likes Received:
    2,630
    Reading List:
    Link
    1. German - not actively. I have a German friend who sometimes teaches me bits and pieces, but it's informal.
    2. Guitar - I can play a couple of my favourite songs, but that's it. Haven't made the time to learn it properly.
    3. Japanese - yep. Slowly learning it part-time along with Korean, since I'll be heading overseas at the end of next year and I need a basic command of the language. Google translate and charades won't get me through what I'm doing.
    4. Drawing - Just picked it up in November. I was originally supposed to release a novel in January, but the work I paid for with the covers was so mindf- terrible I had to push back the date. I've since commissioned a different artist and I decided to take up drawing because the original cover art was that bad I'm convinced I can do better if I work at it.
    5. Graphic Design - Nope. Probably not ever.
    6. Web Development - Rather pay someone else.
    7. French - Most of what I picked up of French was from French porn in the 00s and random bits of useless sentences I'll never use. Have put it on my "Do-at-some-point-but-not-now" list.
    8. Math - Not something I need.

    Also surprised Chinese/Spanish/Arabic aren't in the top 10 given that there's so many native speakers of each and you could make a lot of money if you were fluent in any of those. I don't really make resolutions. Prefer just starting something when I'm ready to and then completing it. If I have to wait 'til New Year to do it, it probably isn't that important to me.
     
  10. Vanidor

    Vanidor Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 5, 2015
    Messages:
    1,357
    Likes Received:
    1,541
    Reading List:
    Link
    Btw, there's a lot of different lists you can create based on searching what people are trying to learn on various platforms or with different keywords on torrents. For example if you search a more buzzword term like "MasterClass" you get:
    1) The Art of Negotiation - Chris Voss
    2) Cooking by Gordon Ramsey
    3) The Art of Storytelling by Neil Gaiman
    4) Martin Scorsese Teaches Filmmaking

    I don't think you can sort Skillshare by popularity but I don't have an account and can't check. I think it would be interesting though to see what topics people are willing to pay to learn there.
     
    Snowbun and imK like this.
  11. Ophious

    Ophious Pathfinder kinda fun

    Joined:
    Dec 31, 2015
    Messages:
    2,866
    Likes Received:
    19,259
    Reading List:
    Link
    Well I mean it seems like a calming thing to do
    plus if I can't think of a present for someone then I can always just knit them something like a scarf or mittens
     
    Snowbun, imK and Vanidor like this.
  12. Snowbun

    Snowbun

    Joined:
    Aug 14, 2019
    Messages:
    1,133
    Likes Received:
    10,182
    Reading List:
    Link
    Hmm I need to pick up French again. I should probably stop being obnoxiously lazy and finally study to take the JLPT N3 test too.
    Other than that, I just started a new work out plan since I gained some weight ;;
    I already worked with Graphic design and I graduated from Architecture School so I have a passable level of freehand sketching and design-related software know-how but I haven't used much lately since I was working with translation for the past 3-4 years.
    I wanted to pick up watercolour but I have little motivation right now as I don't want to spend extra money buying the proper tools for it.
    I personally have more interest in voice projection and singing lessons than musical instruments but I would like to be able to read a musical score.
    u_u I need to find a new job soon too... can't be a neet hikikomori forever...
     
    Little Potato, imK and Vanidor like this.
  13. mir

    mir Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 17, 2016
    Messages:
    4,073
    Likes Received:
    5,699
    Reading List:
    Link
    How to not be an idiot, would be nice.
    Also better Spanish and digital drawing.
    And relearn some math.
     
  14. joey183

    joey183 The Mysterious Entity

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 2018
    Messages:
    581
    Likes Received:
    664
    Reading List:
    Link
    Japanese is on there twice too.
    For me, I'll like to learn Japanese and Guitar as they are both interesting to me
     
    Vanidor and imK like this.
  15. MasterCuddler

    MasterCuddler Handsome Chicken

    Joined:
    Apr 30, 2016
    Messages:
    2,636
    Likes Received:
    3,806
    Reading List:
    Link
    Wanted to practice guitar, draw hentai, make a game(?), but haven’t got the time yet:blobcatblush:
     
  16. AliceShiki

    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

    Joined:
    Apr 27, 2016
    Messages:
    24,647
    Likes Received:
    98,364
    Reading List:
    Link
    I wanna learn how to sew! \(^^)/
     
  17. Lazriser

    Lazriser Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 25, 2016
    Messages:
    8,258
    Likes Received:
    6,254
    Reading List:
    Link
    Failed miserably, but no regrets. Full on chuunibyou with the names.
    Only small steps in Greensleeves, but stopped anyway.
    Had fun Google translating with English to Japanese.
    Drew simple animation by flipping pages, resulted in anime fellatio. Inspired by a certain anime at that time.
    Paint from day to night when editing images. It takes an awful lot of time, but it's honest work.
    Occupational hazard... to some may call, a techno "wizard".
    "Sieg Heil Viktoria!", DIES IRAE~ DIES ILLA~
    Padoru~ Padoru~ The horror!
    Aristocratic names were a pain in the ass.
    UNIVERSEEEEE!
     
    imK, Vanidor and Snowbun like this.
  18. mir

    mir Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 17, 2016
    Messages:
    4,073
    Likes Received:
    5,699
    Reading List:
    Link
    What kind of sewing do you want to learn?
    Creating clothes(by hand? or with sewing machine?), fixing tears/attaching buttons, needlepoint/embroidery, or stitching wounds?

    I know a tiny bit from trying to learn embroidery and stitching as a kid, I can give some super basic pointers if you want? Like how to avoid tangles, undo mistakes, poke the needle right at the spot you want, how to make the back a little less messy, etc.
    For certain stitches, I dunno how. I'm 80% self taught for those so I know barely any and dunno if I can even remember them that well.

    I know zero about using machines or creating clothing tho, and only what I've read or seen others do for the rest.

    Let me know if you want to. I have good memories being taught and struggling through trying to learn, so it'd be nice to pass some of it to someone.

    Though online resources are probably better.....
    Come to think of it, I tried learning knitting before and YouTube has some really great instructional videos. I'm sure there are a ton on sewing too.

    But I had to really try alot of them before finding someone who went slow enough that I could tell what they were doing. Sometimes the teacher being too skilled makes it impossible for the student, because they are too used to just automatically doing certain actions and don't realize anymore that these intermediate steps need to be taught too *shakes head*
     
    Last edited: Feb 17, 2020
    Vanidor and AliceShiki like this.
  19. AliceShiki

    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

    Joined:
    Apr 27, 2016
    Messages:
    24,647
    Likes Received:
    98,364
    Reading List:
    Link
    I wanna try learning how to make clothes from scratch tbh... Because like, I always have a terrible hard time finding the kind of clothes I want in stores, they never seem to cater to my tastes... T.T

    Probably using a Sewing Machine, but I don't own and tbh I am completely clueless on how to use them... I still wanna try though~
     
    imK, Vanidor and mir like this.
  20. mir

    mir Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 17, 2016
    Messages:
    4,073
    Likes Received:
    5,699
    Reading List:
    Link
    I want to learn that too, but same situation. Don't have machine and when I was able to borrow one, the manual made no sense to me :blobsweat_2:
    If you find any good online resource for it, please remember me and pass me a link.
     
    imK, Vanidor and AliceShiki like this.