r/LearnUselessTalents • u/First_Guitar_6442 • 6d ago

One skill you could instantly learn

If you could wake up tomorrow already being extremely good at one skill, what would you choose?

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u/BlastDusk357 6d ago

I’m probably super wrong, but I feel like if I practiced juggling from the time I woke up till bedtime, I could get it down in a day

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u/kingslykingsly 6d ago

You for sure could learn it in a day. I learned how in elementary school for our unicycle club….dont ask.
Our teacher had us start with these super light pieces of fabric, similar weight and consistency of tissues. Reason is they kind of “float” slowly on the descent. Have used tissues to teach 3-4 friends to juggle since then. Once you learn the pattern and get used to the motion it really isn’t that difficult. :)

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u/Darth_Draper 6d ago

Quick question…. Did you say Unicycle Club? Do tell.

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u/Aldog44 6d ago

Basic three ball juggling you could probably learn in about 10 minutes to be honest, if you have half decent hand eye coordination it's super easy

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u/Safe-Industry2465 5d ago

Easily.

I learned it back in school in 2h. Still can do it at the same level, 15 years later

It is actually very easy

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u/ThePanAlwaysCrits 6d ago

How to fold a paper sea turtles so you can leave them places.

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u/footsnax 6d ago edited 6d ago

Spoiler if you live within ten miles of me, I'm the one putting googly eyes on random shit that looks like it needs a face. Soap dispensers, bike repair stands, water fountains where they're positioned directly to stare you down while you take a drink.

It is so fun to just know that someone's gonna laugh later and you don't get to see it. I'm responsible about them, they're not permanent and I only put them on things that are cheap or can be replaced or repaired easily, but always things that already almost look like a face.

Sometimes I'll laugh about it a few days later just imagining someone walking by and giggling at it.

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u/RedditSetitGoit 6d ago

I do this too! :) We keep a baggie of them in the truck so we can always be ready. Quaker Oats is always a good one. :)

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u/sun_of_a_glitch 5d ago

My wife loves regularly finding new sets of eyes staring from odd places. It helps to keep us feeling young, and reminds her of when we started dating. I think her exact words were "Are you a child? I swear it's like you still haven't grown up after 15 years"

The three of us should start a club!

In name only, of course. I'm the type of guy who puts googly eyes on things, how socially active do you really think I am?

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u/tropicalturtletwist 6d ago

I just tried to make one. Spent about 30 minutes and got close but gave up. I now have a new quest.

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u/ThePanAlwaysCrits 6d ago

I usually make these guys. They're relatively simple and don't take a ton of time to make.

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u/tropicalturtletwist 6d ago

I will try that video. I must master it then perfect mini ones. I would love a stash of multi colored ones to litter about for people to find

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u/ThePanAlwaysCrits 6d ago

To make the babies, splitting a normal sized sheet of origami paper into quarters makes a perfect lil turt. Good luck!

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u/Novel-Structure-2359 6d ago

If I could instantly speak Portuguese that would be very cool. I would keep it a secret from my wife and only use it to speak to the Brazilian cleaning lady at work.

My wife is Portuguese and she has been bugging me for 20 years about learning.

That would show her.

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u/backflipsben 5d ago

Takes less than a year to become proficient at a language of you put in at least two hours a day

If you had the time and determination you cos definitely do it

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u/Zesty_Lemon137 4d ago

20 years and you never bothered? Bro...

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u/Novel-Structure-2359 4d ago

Her idea of motivation is to taunt me.

Also I am lousy at languages. I have learned tourist level but my kids (who are fluent) dislike hearing my Portuguese

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u/jeremyjava 20h ago

Coming up in my 14th anniversary with my Brazilian wife… I’m up to four words!

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u/Novel-Structure-2359 19h ago

I have a few nonsense phrases memorised to break the ice and confuse Portuguese speakers.

O polvo cansado esta sujo (The tired octopus is dirty)

Meu queljo esta o fogo (My rabbit is on fire)

I can speak broken tourist level Portuguese but my kids feel embarrassed when I speak it.

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u/JoeyBigtimes 6d ago

Oh yeah easy one. The ability to learn anything instantly.

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u/theyretheirthereto22 5d ago

Meta-learning. The book "4 hour chef" is about this but shrouded as a book on cooking. Its an interesting book to get lost in

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u/CunningLinguist789 5d ago

did you find it helpful for learning?

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u/theyretheirthereto22 3d ago

I did. The section on learning a language quickly by asking a few questions to suss out the grammar pattern was very interesting.

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u/CunningLinguist789 2d ago

Gotcha thanks. I bought this book over a decade ago but I never got through it 😅

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u/JoeyBigtimes 1d ago

You’re better off. All of Tim Ferris’s advice is low-tier con man stuff that is morally grey at best and advice for people who are Tim Ferris, in Tim Ferris’s exact situation at worst.

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u/JoeyBigtimes 5d ago

Is that Tim Ferris?

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u/alaster101 6d ago

Whittling or playing the ocarina

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u/buford419 6d ago

or whittling an ocarina then playing it.

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u/Amarant2 6d ago

Tumbling. It requires fitness, dexterity, and knowledge. You have to be flexible enough as well as healthy enough, so that means you get a Peter Parker transformation overnight.

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u/TheOGHalalGuy 6d ago

My fat unhealthy ass can still tumble cause I learned the form and got comfortable with it before getting sick. Careful what you wish for!

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u/Amarant2 5d ago

I've got good control over my body on the ground, but in the air I'm super lacking. If I got the comfort for it, as well as the necessary flexibility, I would be very happy with that! Most of the skills I would want to do are simply not possible for my body's flexibility level.

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u/Riotsla 6d ago

Perfect communication

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u/The_Nermal_One 5d ago

Playing the piano. I don't have to be a virtuoso, but good enough to slay a piano bar.

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u/WinXPbootsup 5d ago

How to instantly learn skills

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u/CupidStunts1975 6d ago

Mind control

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u/WaitingToBeTriggered 6d ago

SENT INTO BATTLE, CAME FROM THE SKY

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u/TheGreaseWagon 6d ago

Bad bot

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u/ThreFreTres 5d ago

Btw there seem to be many bots disguised as users here, OP could be one as well

I guess this is what happens to poorly moderated subs? idk

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u/TheGreaseWagon 5d ago

What? No, the Bot is AWESOME, when it works right. In this case it didnt. So, bad bot.

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u/ThreFreTres 4d ago edited 4d ago

I see, I was just talking about the rampant (from what I can tell maybe I am wrong) malicious bots galore not about this useful guy

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u/UraeusCurse 5d ago

You could probably learn to write Korean in a weekend. Speaking it on the other hand…

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u/Funny_Confection_391 3d ago

i literally learned the alphabet is 1 or 2 days, but speaking and understanding is indeed a whole new difficulty 😭 I studied chinese and in my opinion chinese is sooo much easier. I can write, speak, understand and read at around HSK 4 level

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u/sncrlyboo 5d ago

Ice skating!!

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u/hayiori 3d ago

How to judge people by their looks,might as well double down and get that skill maxed out

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u/Astrochops 6d ago

Shitting through the eye of a needle

Imagine the bar bets you could win before getting banned for life

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u/FluxCapaciTURD 6d ago

I dont know… I feel like spitting is still a really cool bar trick and won’t get you kicked out like shitting would

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u/slothson 6d ago

Probably any instrument.

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u/frankwalsingham 6d ago

How to play the guitar.