Have you ever taught yourself a skill?
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Earth Wolf-Howl
The Dreamer
I taught myself to write, I suppose? At the very least, it's better than it was when I was 13.
abby534534
Senior Member
I taught myself how to make Friendship bracelets (the knotted kind) a long time ago.
MagicalCat590
Hippie Witch
I taught myself how to remember and interpret dreams, read energies, and psychologically analyze pretty much anyone I meet (with their permission, of course). Right now I'm learning how to do macrame, cactus and herb gardening, scrapbooking, and making candles from scratch.
Yeah, a lot. I've self taught everything considering nobody was really there to help me and I didn't have the time to take classes. One thing is the Japanese language, whoo~ I'm still in the process of learning, but my techniques are basically just 1.) watching subbed anime. This barely helps, but it helped me grasp the most common words like.. "ohayou minna" or "gomen" which is what I always hear in anime as I read the subtitles. Then I just copy off important notes from certain sites and self quiz with an actual japanese friend to help. I have other ways too, but yeah. Then there's drawing..I'm pretty sure a majority of the people have self taught drawing with simply practice, but I don't have the interest in taking classes. Classes are a shortcut to getting better more quickly, but I'd rather go at my own pace at practicing with manga/anime drawings. Rollerblading is another one..in elementary we went to a field trip to a skating place. Bowling was an option too, but nahh I was too weak to pick up a bowling ball at the time ._. so basically I was attempting to roller blade the whole time and trying to learn how to legit roller blade by the time we had to go..I honestly did get a lot better, but I couldn't go a minute without falling to the ground >.< Of course, I ended up with a bunch of bruises that lasted for months. A few years later I found some of my sister's old roller blades and continued to practice with them until I eventually learned how to balance and everything. Haha, there are a lot more things..but basically I just learn everything from common knowledge or diy vids.
Ghost Soda
(he him or they them)
For the most part I taught myself to draw.
infinikitten
big old brat tbh
Do hobbies fall under this? Like writing, drawing, painting... things like that. The only formal "training" I've had in any of these was during high school, in the form of one advanced placement studio arts class, so I guess I count as self-taught even though I've always wanted to go to art school. I've downloaded a bunch of Gnomon workshops though but never got around to watching them. Oops.
For the first half of my life thus far, I could only whistle by inhaling. Apparently everybody else does it the opposite way. After trying for a while I finally figured out how to do it the normal way... and for the longest time I couldn't figure out how to snap my fingers, then learned with only my left hand, which makes me feel pretty dumb now that I can do it with both hands pretty easily.
But back to artsy things, I really want to mess around with encaustic stuff next. Maybe one day I'll teach myself how to work with oil paints - right now I just do watercolors and acrylics, but even then there are so many techniques that you never really stop learning
For the first half of my life thus far, I could only whistle by inhaling. Apparently everybody else does it the opposite way. After trying for a while I finally figured out how to do it the normal way... and for the longest time I couldn't figure out how to snap my fingers, then learned with only my left hand, which makes me feel pretty dumb now that I can do it with both hands pretty easily.
But back to artsy things, I really want to mess around with encaustic stuff next. Maybe one day I'll teach myself how to work with oil paints - right now I just do watercolors and acrylics, but even then there are so many techniques that you never really stop learning
I learned all the U.S. Presidents by last name and in chronological order. It seems like useless information but I highly recommend learning it. It is surprisingly helpful in approximating dates and events in U.S. history.
CookingOkasan
C H A T B O T
sewing, weaving, basic woodwork, jewelry making. ya boy is skillful.
toadsworthy
Tangsworthy
but can you cook?
I know photoshop pretty well, taught that myself
I can braid hair, I'll never forget how awesome I felt when I did it myself on a barbie doll
Give me a computer problem and a few hours and I can probably fix it (the only one that has stumped me was a itunes issue that the company themselves had problems answering)
I'll try almost anything given the chance.
I do wanna try and learn coding, my dad is a wiz at it but I never find the time to go through how he does with him.
I can braid hair, I'll never forget how awesome I felt when I did it myself on a barbie doll
Give me a computer problem and a few hours and I can probably fix it (the only one that has stumped me was a itunes issue that the company themselves had problems answering)
I'll try almost anything given the chance.
I do wanna try and learn coding, my dad is a wiz at it but I never find the time to go through how he does with him.
walkingtree
Junior Member
Skills? thats easy,
eating,
drinking,
sleeping,
dislocate a few bones,
(i'm serious with the first 4)
I can work with raspberry pi and make some stuff,
sewing,
and construction with cement and carpentry, that includes handicrafts too.
eating,
drinking,
sleeping,
dislocate a few bones,
(i'm serious with the first 4)
I can work with raspberry pi and make some stuff,
sewing,
and construction with cement and carpentry, that includes handicrafts too.
Do hobbies fall under this? Like writing, drawing, painting... things like that. The only formal "training" I've had in any of these was during high school, in the form of one advanced placement studio arts class, so I guess I count as self-taught even though I've always wanted to go to art school. I've downloaded a bunch of Gnomon workshops though but never got around to watching them. Oops.
For the first half of my life thus far, I could only whistle by inhaling. Apparently everybody else does it the opposite way. After trying for a while I finally figured out how to do it the normal way... and for the longest time I couldn't figure out how to snap my fingers, then learned with only my left hand, which makes me feel pretty dumb now that I can do it with both hands pretty easily.
But back to artsy things, I really want to mess around with encaustic stuff next. Maybe one day I'll teach myself how to work with oil paints - right now I just do watercolors and acrylics, but even then there are so many techniques that you never really stop learning
Of course, you can teach yourself anything!
I believe even being good at smash bros can be considered a skill
