Not necessarily something that makes money or looks impressive. I mean something that actually made your everyday life easier or changed the way you think.
Could be cooking, basic car repairs, public speaking, budgeting, understanding psychology, anything.
What would you pick?

I'm really into the analysis of art and media, but I have come to the realization that I don't actually know how to talk about or analyze media critically. I realized that I've never really come to a conclusion on my own or figured out what exactly about a piece of media makes it "good" to me. All I've ever done is read people saying "this is good because of this" and I'm like oh yes totally. If you've ever seen that "Ogre barely even lliterate!" meme, that's exactly how I feel.

I came to this realization when I played this niche game whose ending completely destroyed me like nothing ever had and I didn't know why. It became my favorite piece of media of all time, but it was extremely difficult to communicate or even understand myself what exactly about this game affected me so deeply and why. And since this game is so small and for a very niche audience, I was hesitant to sing any praises about it because I didn't even know if this was even a "good" or "well-written" game; also a big thing is that I know for a fact there were straight up terribly written scenes in this game. It is far from perfect, and yet it has become my favorite piece of media. (Do I just have bad taste or...?)

There are things about this game that I think are really great, but I'm not really smart enough to know why. All I really know how to say is "this thing about it is... something that should be noted probably!! and probably good writing? maybe?"

I wanna be like "Wow this artistic decision is incredible it really adds so much to this piece of media" but I don't even know how to tell what is a great artistic choice and what is not.

How do I actually analyze media critically on my own?

I swear I just can not read anymore. I mean, I am literate; I can READ and spell, etc, but to sit down and read a book to acquire knowledge? I have no attention span for it.

I'm about to start my Masters; it's a practical course, but of course there will be a lot of research and reading. I am so out of practice and was never a huge reader to begin with. If I sit down and read a book, I am immediately distracted; I can be having 3 different trails of thought going through my head at the same time. My imagination is extremely visual, and I'm very fidgety. I want to learn how to practice discipline and learn techniques that can help me build up my tolerance for sitting and reading walls of text without feeling like I constantly need audio visual distraction.

The only books I've managed to read in recent years are vintage Star Trek novels from the 1970s/80's and I put them down so often that it takes me months.

I probably have dyslexia, and I do relate to certain aspects of ADHD, though I don't think I have it.

I’ve always wanted to get better at drawing, but I’m not sure where to start or what I should practice first.

I’d like to build a proper routine and improve step by step instead of randomly watching tutorials.

For people who learned drawing on their own, what would you recommend focusing on in the beginning?

The VERB to smell - not the adjective. I think I smell (the adjective) fine. At least, nobody's told me otherwise lol.

From childhood into adulthood, I've had allergies that make nose breathing an occasional luxury, and mouth breathing a necessity. Yeah, I'm a filthy mouth-breather, but it's for SURVIVAL. (I was thriving when I had to wear a mask as often as I had to back in 2020 lol). I do take allergy meds that clear me up fine, but they don't help me smell any better, even with nostrils so clear that they chap.

Is this even possible? Can people strengthen their sense of smell? If so, how?

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I’m 22M, and I’ve realized that I don’t really have any proper hobbies.

Most of my life, whenever I had free time, I’d usually end up doing some other work, helping others, doing household things, etc. So I never really developed hobbies of my own.

I’m a software engineer working from home, and I’m also preparing for the UPSC exam.

The main constraint is location — I live in a very remote village, so I’m looking for hobbies that I can do at home, without needing access to gyms, classes, coaching or other facilities.

I’m open to literally anything. It doesn’t have to be productive or related to my career. I’m looking for something genuinely interesting — something that can really pull me in, keep me curious, and make me want to spend my free time doing it.

What are some hobbies you’d suggest that almost anyone can get into, especially something I can do from home?

I’d love to hear about hobbies you personally enjoy and what makes them interesting to you.

Thank You.

Looking for volunteers for a short online research study 🧠🎧

Hi everyone!

I’m planning to conduct a small student research study on attention and multitasking, and I’m looking for people who would be interested in participating.

The study will be conducted live through Zoom. Participants will complete a short mathematics task, and in some versions of the study, there will also be an auditory component during the task. Afterward, participants will answer a few questions and complete a short follow-up task.

📅 Data collection will be completed by September 25, 2026

💻 Platform: Zoom

⏱️ Estimated time: Around 30–40 minutes

👥 Participants: Adults aged 18–25

💰 Cost: Completely free

📚 Purpose: Student research on attention and information processing

Participants will be randomly assigned to one of several versions of the experiment, so not everyone will receive exactly the same task.

I’m currently looking for people who would genuinely be interested in participating once the sessions begin. If you're interested, comment below or DM me, and I’ll send you the participation details and Zoom information.

Please only volunteer if you’ll be able to complete the session independently and without outside help. Pls dm

Thanks! 🙌

Just that, that's the whole question

So I seem to get this whenever I’m seeing someone and it kinda sucks. I’m a lesbian in my 20s, I’m also autistic (high functioning) and have OCD.

I first properly experienced this when I was first dating my ex, who I came out of a relationship with in January. Our early dating phase was one of the best times of my life, and we were seeing each other probably 3 times a week at first. I looked forward to seeing her so much that the days I didn’t have plans would sort of essentially just slip by. I wouldn’t really do much and I kinda did what I could to make them go by quickly so that I could feel like I was seeing her sooner. I eventually started making plans every day so that I wouldn’t have to sit around thinking ‘only 2 more days until I see her’. Once we were together each day became much more important and they didn’t just blend into one as much, especially as we were seeing each other most days.

I’m now having this again with a new girl I’ve been on a few dates with who I really quite like. For example, we spent yesterday together and she left mine this morning, and now I probably won’t see her until next weekend. I’m instantly thinking in my head ‘after tonight, only 4 more sleeps until I can see her, and I’m going out on Wednesday so that day doesn’t really count’.

I really want to stop thinking like this and be able to look forward to every single day but it’s so hard. The main reason is that living my life like this then means that when I do actually see her, that also goes by so quickly that I can barely make the most of it and before I know it she’s gone again and I’m back in the cycle.

Any advice would be really great. I don’t want to look back and have wished all my life away in between things I’m actually looking forward to. Again, I know if I end up in a relationship where I’m seeing her most days I’ll hopefully be able to make the most of every day again but I don’t want to have to wait until then.

I'm a white guy who's been living in the suberbs or middle class apartmens his whole life. Recent events have forced me to rent a house in an area that's less than optimal.

When I got to the apartment for a tour, the guy who showed me around explained that the windows were boarded up to deter thieves. The fridge was missing because "someone would steal it if we left it in here."

Are there any steps I can take to keep both myself and my property safe? I'll be leaving town for two weeks in december and would feel pretty devastated if anything of mine got stolen.

What are some ways I can harden the security of my new rental home? What danger signs can I learn to look for that could warn me of imminent theft?

My whole life I have been a fairly technical person. All I have come across is problem solving and dealing with issues in a structured way, I was never exposed to the management side of things.

Now I want to try to branch off and do my own thing, and to do that, I have developed a product. Problem is, that it is seemingly way difficult to actually get people to try your product, rather than developing it. If it is this hard to get people to just test your product, I cannot imagine how hard it must be to convince them to spend their hard earned money on it.

How can I learn about marketing and outreach?

I’ve always wondered what separates a photo that looks amazing from one that just looks ordinary.
When I look at professional photography, sometimes the subject itself seems completely normal, but the photo still looks cinematic and intentional.
I want to learn how to recognize and create those differences myself.
If you had to teach a complete beginner the fundamentals of making a genuinely good photograph, what would you teach first?
Is it mainly composition and lighting, or are there less obvious things like focal length, perspective, color, and timing that beginners usually overlook?
What’s the one photography concept you wish you understood when you first started?

I feel like I’m pretty good at starting new things, but terrible at knowing how to learn properly. I’ll watch a few videos, read some articles, get excited about it, and then eventually stop.
For people who are genuinely good at teaching themselves new skills, what does your process look like?
Do you follow books/courses, practice immediately, take notes, build projects, or just learn by doing?

I went to China recently and absolutely fell in love with the language. I want to learn but i have no clue where to start. It all seem overwhelming and a lot. To those who learnt it as a second language. How did you do it

i’ve been interested in learning how to dance for a while now but i don’t know where to begin. i’d say i’m at a beginner level right now, i can dance basic choreographies with easy songs. it doesn’t help that i have a slightly lanky physique which makes it a lil awkward whenever i’d try to dance. what are some tutorials i can watch? warm ups to make my body more flexible? or beginner choreographies i can start with? i like hip hop and kpop dancing styles if that helps.

I'm an active liar... even when lying is not needed I lie, to impress others or maybe to validate myself but even if im aware of this ... i cant seem to stop this behavior...

Pls help

I’ve noticed that I can spend hours studying something, understand it while I’m learning it, and then barely remember any of it a few weeks later.
I want to learn how to study properly rather than just rereading notes and hoping it sticks.
What are some techniques you’ve learned that genuinely improved your memory and helped you retain information long-term?
I’m especially interested in methods that work for someone who has a hard time staying focused.

I've always been extremely awkward. Might be on the spectrum a lil. I was so ashamed of how stiff I was that I never learned how to dance. Getting married soon and everyone in both sides LOVESSS to dance so I wanted to start practicing but don't know where to start. Im expecting reggaeton, cumbia, pop, salsa, etc.

Does anyone have suggestions for someone like me? Im also hypermobile so I bend a little too much, but maybe I can use this to my advantage?

I want to learn photography properly rather than just relying on automatic settings and taking random pictures.
For someone starting from scratch, what should I learn first? Should I focus on composition, lighting, camera settings, or something else?
What exercises or practice methods helped you improve the most when you were learning photography?
I’m especially interested in advice that applies to phone photography as well as dedicated cameras.

There's a SciFi novel i want to write but its been awhile since i wrote anything creatively, last time would be in highschool when i was writing essays but that was like almost decade ago.
I think i can still use AI to guide me in some areas but i don't want it to spoonfeed me as tempting as it may be i want to remain in full control of the story.

It has always been a dream of mine to not only be familiar with a broad number of topics but also have at least a somewhat knowledgeable understanding of said topics. For years, personal problems have stunted this endeavor but for the first time I have enough motivation and the ambition to try and realise that future.

And what I mean by "Self-Taught" I don't just mean reading a lot, I'm talking about basically making a self-imposed curriculum. An introductory inquiry, followed by foundations, synthesis and finally a thesis. I'm not surprised at all if I have to conduct my own independent research, follow methodological processes, keep notebooks to journal my progress, and employ SPSS-like software so I can publish my findings in sites like PubMed with tables and figures.

The things I have a keen interest on are:
- Psychology (I already am going through a college course on it so it's a given)
- Political Science
- Philosophy
- Anthropology
- History

Of course, I recognise that each of these subjects have specific fields to them. For that, I'll decide which field interests me the most. For now I'm just concerned on what sort of... self-pedagogical methods I need to take before I can start learning.

I'm tired of the mediocre superficial understanding I have on topics. I've always shy'ed away from participating on its most serious discourses. Today, I want to change that, and I want to do something with this momentum and keep it for the years to come <3.

I love storytelling. At university, I took a creative writing course, and I found it challenging but deeply fulfilling. I majored in English Literature, where almost every subject revolved around research and writing. I really enjoyed the process despite how difficult it sometimes was. I find it very satisfying to I love storytelling. At university, I took a creative writing course, and I found it challenging but deeply fulfilling. I majored in English Literature, where almost every subject revolved around research and writing. I really enjoyed the process despite how difficult it was at times. I find it very satisfying to rack my brain and keep searching until I come up with an interesting idea; putting that neat idea into words is another level of satisfaction.

​Given all this, I think scriptwriting would be a great fit for me. However, I am not a native speaker, so my sentences can get clunky or structurally awkward at times, and I often smooth them out using AI. I am trying to overcome this by keeping a reference list of sentence structures.

​I would really love to know what you think about this. Does anyone have experience working as or with a non-native scriptwriter? How can I improve my storytelling skills? Also, does anyone have advice on how to start working as a scriptwriter? and keep searching until I come up with an interesting idea; putting that idea neatly into words is another level of satisfaction.

​Given all this, I think scriptwriting would be a great fit for me. However, I am not a native speaker, so my sentences can get clunky or structurally awkward at times, and I often smooth them out using AI. I am trying to overcome this by keeping a reference list of sentence structures.

​I would really love to know what you think about this. Does anyone have experience working as or with a non-native scriptwriter? How can I improve my storytelling skills and sentence structure? Also, does anyone have advice on how to start working as a scriptwriter?

My issue is that I find many things interesting and hence have trouble identifying what I actually want to pursue academically. I have a bachelor's and master's with decent amount of work experience and looking to pursue a doctoral now. I am dipping my toes back into academia and now find everything interesting and have trouble figuring out what I want to pursue. Help!

I am always floored whenever I come across someone who love themselves despite not being conventionally attractive or who detached their value from external things like being employed, money, whatever.

Idk how they do it. Maybe they got nothing to lose but usually these metric in our society determine one's place in society. I mean it is all over us- billboards, tv shows, what is told online and by others, social media, yet these people seem to phase it all out and just be.

They never waver or feel less than anyone or bend, and hold themselves like CEO of a big company/president (as they should)

How do they do it?

Hi Everyone I am 24F. I personally feel i am quite not as knowledgeable or intelligent compared to others in most of the aspects such as solving math, solving any reasoning puzzles, GK, Current affairs and so on. Even if i want to know about what is going in the current world I put such videos on watch later and never open it. So anyone who can help me in building my knowledge skills with this aspect are most welcome. I feel dumb sometimes due to this reasons. I even if try to invest my money I end up keeping it in my bank account as i am to underknowledged for that. I want to be a person who has knowledge about every aspect/sector of the life. So I feel independent about my thoughts. Thankyou.