What hard-won skill took you the longest time to truly master?

[HawkPerception]

[WindAtMyBack]

I've been pretty good at most things I've done, but some more than others. Like I was a decent carpenter, but mechanics came much more easily to me.

I don't know if it's considered a skill, but I suck at languages. I'm trying to learn Japanese. I spend my time reviewing what I was already supposed to learn, so I don't have time to learn new things. I'm barely keeping even. It's not sticking, so I need constant repetition or I forget it. After six months my vocabulary is only about 120 words. I'm BAD at learning languages. I make myself keep going, but I don't know how long I can do that. I've gotten pretty good at hiragana, but since only a small amount of Japanese is written in hiragana, that doesn't do me much good. It's no good at all for speaking.

I was damn good at electronic theory, but I suck at troubleshooting. That means I'm worthless at doing anything practical with it.

[HawkPerception]

You and me both. Language doesn't stick with me either. We just learn one language and that's it haha. I've used duolingo for Spanish for months consecutively and none of it stuck. I gave up on it. I think the best thing to learn a language is just to live in a country that uses that language and slowly pick things up by applying it and using the phrases you need to, to get by in life.

[WindAtMyBack]

I'm using Duolingo for my main app. I have several others that I use also. I use Lingo Legend to learn hiragana ( one of the Japanese writing systems ). It's good at that, but not at learning vocabulary.

What do you think of DuoLingo? I think it has some serious problems, but I think it's better than the other apps I'm using.

Some things in DuoLingo really piss me off. I find myself cussing it a lot. For some reason the voice recognition doesn't think "I have no fucking idea" is the correct answer.

I also have been using the math lessons a lot. It's well below the math I've taken before, but it's good exercise. It has really helped.

I want to use DuoLingo for Spanish and Latin also. Latin is a universal western language, and I regret not taking it in school. But I spend most of my time just keeping even with Japanese. I'm afraid Spanish and Latin will overwhelm me. I would love to know other languages, but I suck at it.

[nolabels]

Selflessness, unconditional love, forgiveness.

I've yet to receive a diploma.

I'm still working on it and will continue to work on it as long as I'm on this plane of existence.

[HawkPerception]

What a stupid opinion

[nolabels]

I see what you did there.

[HawkPerception]

Dang you didn't fall for it. You're high IQ

[nolabels]

Cheers to you!

[7Phoenix7]

Learning how to set boundaries without feeling guilty…

For a long time I thought being a good person meant always being understanding, always giving people another chance, always trying to fix things.

It took me years to realize that protecting your peace is a skill too… and it doesn’t make you selfish.

As for a physical skill it’s dancing… Looks effortless when someone is good at it but it actually takes years to learn how to control your body, timing, and movement so it flows naturally

[HawkPerception]

Nah, I respect people who can control their body like that. I can't dance for my life and you can never get me to dance. But I do have a fair bit of body control and I'm pretty athletic. Just can't dance.

[7Phoenix7]

If you’re athletic and have good body control then dancing might actually be easier for you… I think the real problem is you just don’t want witnesses while you’re learning lol no?

[HawkPerception]

Partly, but I also consider it more of a feminine skill, unless we're talking about breakdancing. That shit is pretty cool lol

[HawkPerception]

It's mesmerizing when a girl can dance well though.

[7Phoenix7]

Ah I see lol and which kind of dancing do you find most mesmerizing?

[HawkPerception]

Hard to say. I appreciate a lot of dance, but when it comes to girls, I prefer when they look more flowy, elegant, and sensual, than masculine like with breakdance or krumping, if that makes any sense.

[7Phoenix7]

Yes it does!

[HawkPerception]

I can't lie though. Whenever I see twerking vids, I find it hard to scroll past them 🤣

[HawkPerception]

And that's not as elegant, but ya know... 😶

[7Phoenix7]

Omg I just laughed out loud in public lmao

[HawkPerception]

https://tinyurl.com/44ruvvw5

[thegreenyogi]

Believe it or not, Knitting and crochet.

[HawkPerception]

Actually, I could have probably guessed that about you after a few guesses. You have a very boho vibe. Your username is the greenyogi. Your lifestyle choices and everything you've asked and mentioned indicate you might be into crochet and knitting. I can see you making macrame home decor too.

[thegreenyogi]

Ha!! Yes that is definitely another avenue. Thank you for being so observant.

[HawkPerception]

https://tinyurl.com/c46kcx8n

[thegreenyogi]

@HawkPerception Lol!!🤭

[Simslover92]

I can't honestly say I have a hard-won skill that I have mastered, but I have written several things and completed one book I wrote a long time ago. Is it any good? I'm not quite sure since I have never gone through with editing and publishing it and it's honestly not a book I would want published anymore. What I am working on now, I do want to get that published by sometime this year or beginning of next year.

So if I had to choose one skill, it would be writing that I'm on the verge of mastering.

[RandomGirl42]

The skill of just allowing myself to be me and I'm not a master at it yet but luckily I have the rest of my life to keep working on it so maybe I'll get it right.

Other than that I'm pretty good at wine making but the hardest part of that is just waiting for it to age! 🤣

[queenofcardio]

I can run for hours and not get exhausted. Took me a long while to build up to that.

I had to train myself physically and mentally to be able to tolerate it.

[HawkPerception]

Hours is crazy to me. That's some hella cardio. I don't think my cardio was ever that good even when I was younger and had soccer cardio training all the time.

[queenofcardio]

You have to build up to it and start at a comfortable pace. Can't go too fast in the beginning because then you'll get tired way too fast. It gets easier the more you do it. You're in shape so it will probably be easier for you if you ever wanna start.

[LadyBecks]

Not that I have even come close to being an amature yet and as someone else has already said, knitting and crocheting.

It's funny, I used to crochet alongside my grandma when I was a kid. I just cannot remember how to do it. I've tried YouTube tutorials and I can never get passed a chain. Same with knitting.

I also used to cross stitch with my grandma and now today, I have zero sewing skills.

[alice55]

I would say talking to people cause I used to be so shy icould not even say hello to people so for me learning to talk to people was the hardest things I had to learn

[HawkPerception]

Ha, your profile pic seems like an accurate portrayal of your character.

[alice55]

It's for this reasons I chose it when I first made my account on here xD

[HawkPerception]

😂🤣

[alice55]

Yes my pics had a sense behind it I put thought behind it XD

[Lliam]

Writing repair estimates on damaged cars. It took me a good 5 years to become a true master.

Playing guitar, although, even though I got good, I never became an actual master.

[LC75LC71]

Well none I've mastered but becoming a skilled handyman in the past 9 years. I used to let others fix things until that got too expensive.

[HawkPerception]

Humble. I like it. But I'm sure you're 1000 times better than me or anyone with no experience

[HawkPerception]

That being said, I definitely agree with the notion of not wanting to pay others to fix stuff for you. I only ever do that as a last resort or if it's actually more cost efficient

[AngryCarl3]

Probably driving. I cancelled my first test because I was so dissatisfied with my progress. I started again but I only passed the test at my second attempt. Now I think it's bizarre that I struggled at something so easy.

[midnightmoon05]

Haven’t master much. Driving? I m very good now. But took sometime.

[exitseven]

It took me a long time to learn how to study for exams.

[Cidknee]

Anything that is to difficult I give up on so nothing. 😏

[Apulu_backagain]

Playing the piano!

[DishLady]

Good question. I'll have to think about it.

[fish5505_87]

Jack of all trades, master at none!

[Anonymous]

Lol 😆😂 always a work in progress