I have the opposite problem as you, I wish I was more able to verbally express myself without becoming lost in the options during an open conversation, an issue I've always had to deal with.
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I wish I could speak Spanish fluently. Formal, immersion, and independent study got me nowhere. I REALLY want to go to Mexico City to see ruins and it would be helpful if I could carry a conversation.
I used to work with a guy who could draw. He would absentmindedly create masterpieces with a sharpie and a dirty sheet of cardboard while waiting on a machine to finish. He said the only reason he can do it is because he practiced.
Every cool thing you see someone do, they're only capable of it because they kept trying every day.
Juggling. I want to be able to juggle. Have tried so many times and failed so many times. No good reason, I just really want to be able to do it.
I'm quite willing to draw badly and sing badly, find those enjoyable even without talent. They seem like human things everyone does, and if I practice they get better. But for whatever reason, I am so jealous of those with reflexes that let them snatch balls out of the air, and haven't been able to learn this. When I practice I don't get better and it's frustrating.
Ooh I actually had the same thing with drawing!
I spent an hour a day for a month trying to draw just the same character following a tutorial.
I wasn't a master, but the difference between "I look like a child scribbling" and "person who looks like they need more practice" really was just a month it felt like.
Drawing. So I can get mad money from furries.
Find my way places (even nearby places) without GPS!
Being able to do stuff without having to mentally prepare for days/weeks/months and then abandon it because it's just too much. I want to travel more, go on multi-day bike tours, start a business, whatever. It's almost impossible for me because I worry too much about every single detail that could happen.
Welding. Just useful for occasional projects, and would be nice to know I could weld something if necessary.
I was a welder for a while, and let me tell you, there are few things in life more satisfying than laying down a good weld.
Shoutout to a good, clean, oxy-acetylene cut as well. God I miss that feeling.
I bet you could find a class on it somewhere. Trade school or adult edu or even a local car club might have occasional offerings. This one is on my list too.
I could go to a community college around me (I know they teach it), but scheduling it around work might take some work. You know, I think I might actually look and see if they have an occasional weekend course. I don't have to be a professional welder, just good enough.
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a skill, one skill, there are to many I would want.
Same thing as you.
All kinds of things really although mostly they're on my list to learn so I'll have them one day. Tatting might be my main one for 2024.
(Edit: Forgot the "why". Mostly because it's come up twice lately here on Lemmy and I feel left out while other people are making pretty lace)
I do wish I could learn to draw a bit better, to play the piano, and to speak multiple languages. But realistically I don't have that kind of time so have to go with things that are quicker to pick up!
Time management and normal executive function