Have you ever taught yourself a skill?

[The Peanut Butter Fish]

I taught myself how to pop my thumb. I also taught myself how to scare/intimidate people.

 

[Izzy Reincarnated]

I taught myself how to speak Mandarin at age 5.

 

[DoctorGallifrey]

I taught myself how to type without looking at a keyboard or the computer screen. I make very minimal or no mistakes in spelling when I do it too.

 

[chuchoo]

Most of my cooking skills I taught all myself but I guess that's the same with most people really.

 

[Alyssa]

I taught myself to play guitar

 

[RayOfHope]

...

 

[Tao]

I taught myself to play guitar and I'm overly awesome at that now.

I taught myself music theory.

I taught myself how to use audio recording software and equipment, as well as the stuff for producing music on a computer.

I taught myself what little piano I know.

I've recently picked up an Ocarina for lulz, but I'm getting somewhat competent with that.

I taught myself how to draw, I guess (I never saw it as something you teach, just something you're either good at or you're not)

I taught myself a bit of Japanese, though I keep losing motivation to keep it up.





I've actually taught myself a lot of the stuff I do.

 

[Mega_Cabbage]

I taught myself how to draw and how to fight.

 

[samsquared]

Yep. I taught myself to draw, play piano, read, and surely other things that I am way too tired to think of right at this moment.
I'm kind of fiercely independent, so I really teach myself a lot of things (or look it up on wikiHow).

 

[Ragdoll]

i taught myself to sing in high soprano even though im a mezzo-soprano, is that a skill?

eh, i also taught myself to repair cellphones and other gadgets, idk if thats a skill too.

 

[Mr. Marowak]

Ah, gap years. The only years I know. I've picked up the ukulele (sorta) and cooking, neither of which started out great.

One thing to people trying to learn a new skill: Keep your head up! You can do it! If the way you're learning it doesn't work, learn it a new way! Surely you will succeed!

 

[Paramore]

i taught myself how to roll up my tongue like a taquito

 

[Radda]

write my a's like this - a

 

[mdchan]

I taught myself how to draw and use Photoshop...

Taught myself how to use movie editing software to make AMVs...

Taught myself how to use Ren'Py to make a visual novel (and was reminded of just why I hate coding)...

Taught myself iaido (and destroyed a half-tang katana in the process; if you ever pick up iaido, get a full-katana or it'll quickly destroy the hilt from the inside)...

Taught myself how to skateboard (including small tricks like the casper, manuals, ollies, pop-shuvits, nollies, and 180's) and longboard (as well as how to slide-stop on a longboard)...still can't kickflip, though, and even though I can ollie fairly high, I always chicken-foot the landing when I have to ollie over something. -_- I did accidentally heelflip once...was never able to do it again.

And, I taught myself a little Japanese; I really want to learn more of it (as well as some other languages, cause it's interesting).

 

[lazuli]

i taught myself to sing in high soprano even though im a mezzo-soprano, is that a skill?

anyone can be a soprano i if they believe. i can sing from soprano i down to alto so

i taught myself how to roll up my tongue like a taquito

thats the strangest way i ever read on how to describe it

=

also taught myself how to use the computer when i was 3. i played this one blues clues game like all the time
it was fun too i wish i could play it again

 

[spCrossing]

I'm more or less self-taught in art, video editing, and somewhat Flash.

But even then, I still use tutorials every now and then.

 

[Muu]

i taught myself digital & traditional art, and also flute. i had to switch instruments for marching band and nobody helped me so im like. okay fine watch me do it myself tho. and drawing is lowkey my special interest soooo yeah .w.;

on that note i wish gap years were more acceptable in america like
everyone i know who goes to college atm has done so directly out of hs, myself included
otherwise u miss out on like. all the funding ever. its bizarre.

 

[ObeseMudkipz]

I taught myself too whistle both ways (sucking in and blowing)

 

[thatawkwardkid]

A few years back, I attempted to teach myself Japanese. It went well until I lost interest.

 

[ShinyYoshi]

I taught myself how to "roll" my tongue into a clover shape. It's weird.

I also taught myself how to type on a computer! Which is why everyone always makes fun of the way I type...