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what is a skill you wish you had, and why? (feddit.nl)

submitted 11 months ago by neidu@feddit.nl to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Ok, I might as well go first: I wish I could draw. Not at the level where I could make photorealistic portraits, but I've always been envious of those who are able to scetch something together in a few minutes that perfectly captures what they want to convey. Sometimes words aren't enough to express what I want to say, and for those situations I would love to have a simple drawing do the talking for me.

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[–] Spendrill@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

I wish I could do things carefully. Doesn't matter how hard I try; if I wash up water goes everywhere, even when I'm trying not to let it. I can't do cutting in when it's time to paint a room. I can't move things around without bumping them, usually. Just incapable of doing things carefully.

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

One thing that I have learned is that concentrating on something means doing it, whether concentrating on doing it right or wrong. So trying to not do something generally means doing the wrong thing because that is what I'm thinking about.

Doesn't help with clumsy stuff that just kinda happens, but at least I stopped focusing on avoiding mistakes and then making those mistakes and reduced the overall number.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 3 points 11 months ago

ONG this! No matter how many times I measure, something always goes wrong during a project. I get too little. I get too much. I cut too short.

Even with my most careful planning, I get something wrong and have to make extra trips to the hardware store.