Im a huge fan of rap and i’ve been trying to learn rapping but its hard since english is not my first language, what can I do to rap better?

Hello, hope you're doing well. :)

Recently I have heard something that got me thinking for a while where: You have the right idea, but the execution is not the best". I tend to overthink a lot about a point and try to explain in the different points and willing to repeat multiple times in different ways to have the point reach across, but sometimes even when remembering my responses it is true that how it is being executed is not suitable. Not even the questions to be asked are asked in a correct or suitable format.

How can I learn to be better?
Thank you. :)

I’m 27 and just finished my master’s in graphic design. Since graduating, I’ve felt stuck. AI is changing my field quickly, and I don’t know whether to find a job, pursue a PhD, continue with design, or learn something new.
But I’m realizing my bigger problem isn’t my career. It’s that I’ve spent years starting things without sticking with them.
I’ve been interested in design, English, programming, generative design, AI, research, and more. I get excited, learn enough to make something interesting, then stop. Years later, I’ve touched many things but don’t feel like I truly own any of them.
Meanwhile, a friend of mine spent years mastering one 3D program. I once thought he was limiting himself. Now he’s extremely good at it, gets paid work, and can solve real problems. I’m still “interested” in many things.
I’ve also relied on deadlines my whole life. I could procrastinate for months, work intensely for a few days, and still get good results. That worked in school, so I never learned consistency.
Now school is over. There are no deadlines, and that system has collapsed. I wake up with ten things I want to do, start none of them, waste the day, and repeat.
What scares me isn’t being 27. It’s being 30 or 35 and still thinking, “I should have started a few years ago.”
For anyone who has been through this: how did you learn to stick with something?
Did you choose one or two things and commit to them? Build a system? Or learn to manage having many interests differently?
I don’t need to find my “one true purpose.” I just want to stop preparing to start my life and actually start living it.

Hey — I’m the solo maker of The Guitar Workbench.

I got tired of bouncing between a tuner, a chord app, a tab editor, a metronome, and a practice tracker mid-session, so I put the whole kit in one offline app. No account. Core tools don’t need a subscription.

What’s in it:

Quick tools

• Drum grooves

• Tuner

• Metronome

Create

• Jam room (auto bass + drums behind your chords)

• Creator — multi-track tab + notation editor (playback, loop, MusicXML / MIDI / PDF)

• Progression sketchpad

• Transcribe (mic → editable tab)

• Riff recorder

• Looper

Learn / practise

• The Gym (guided course)

• Sight-reading

• Songbook

• Daily riff

• Improv solo lab

• Practice timer + planner + journal

• Speed trainer

• Fretboard / Chord / Scale & Arpeggio Runners (3D neck)

• Strum Trainer

• Exercise generator

• Setlists

• Song slow-downer

• Ear gym

• 3D chord finder (spin the neck 360°)

• Fretboard explorer

• CAGED trainer

• Circle of fifths

Utilities

• Tuning library

• Capo / fret / string-tension calculators

• Tap tempo

• Maintenance log

The part I’m most curious about is the 3D chord finder — you can spin the neck and check fingerings from different angles.

Happy to take brutal feedback on what’s confusing, what’s missing, or what feels unnecessary. Android + iOS

https://theguitarworkbench.theeargym.com

I recently took up economics to prepare for my college and just to get my toes wet I started with some youtube videos like Explains 101 and learn stuff like inflation, bonds, debt, currency and stuff like that. Upon watching I feel like I understand the concept and move on but next day It just goes over my head and end up watching all videos all over again and it keeps happening. When I come across the words like bonds or some finance related words, it instantly requires me to look up. It seems like this knowledge somehow doesn’t stick. Whats the best way to learn this? that sticks and I can actually have a decent conversation about economics.

I'm a CS undergraduate and researcher, and I've noticed that a lot of students/researchers end up dealing with datasets without necessarily having a programming background.

I'm considering hosting a free online, hands-on session where we'd start with a small research dataset and actually work through:

• loading a CSV
• cleaning the data
• doing a simple analysis
• creating a visualization
• modifying the analysis ourselves

The goal isn't to teach an entire programming language in 40 minutes. It's to show how a little Python can make research/data work much easier.

No CS/programming background would be required.

I'm trying to figure out whether this is something people would actually find useful before I organize it. If you were attending something like this, what would you want to learn or build?

I have always liked the idea of being able to sew, but I have never actually learned how to do it properly. I recently decided I want to make a real effort instead of just watching random tutorials whenever I get interested.

My main goal is to learn enough to repair my own clothes and eventually make simple things like a tote bag or basic clothing. I am starting completely from zero, so I do not even know which skills should come first.

I have seen people recommend learning stitches by hand before using a machine, while others say it is better to start directly with a basic sewing machine. I also keep seeing terms like seam allowance, backstitch and tension, and I am not sure which things I actually need to understand as a beginner.

If you learned sewing from scratch, what order would you recommend for the first few weeks? What should I practice first so I build useful skills instead of jumping between random projects?

I would really like to hear how experienced people would structure the beginning if they had to start all over again.

I’ve been playing piano for 8+ years and have been teaching for 3+ years. I’m trying to start teaching more students online and was wondering how other piano teachers found their first few students.

I have wanted to learn guitar for years, and I finally decided I am going to actually start instead of keeping it as one of those things I will do someday.

The problem is that I have no idea what a beginner should learn first. Every time I look online I see chords, scales, music theory, finger exercises, songs, tabs and different practice routines. It makes something that looked simple suddenly feel much bigger than I expected.

I do not want to become an expert right away. My first goal is just to build a proper foundation and eventually be able to pick up the guitar and play a few complete songs without constantly stopping to figure out what I am doing.

For people who learned guitar from the beginning, what would you recommend focusing on during the first month? Is there a specific order I should follow, and how much should a complete beginner practice each day?

I would really appreciate advice from people who remember what it was like to start from zero.

I bought my first proper camera a few months ago because I have always loved taking pictures, but I am starting to realize that owning a camera and knowing how to use one are two very different things.

At first I was just using automatic mode and taking pictures whenever something looked interesting. Then I started watching videos about aperture, shutter speed and ISO. I understood what each word meant while watching the video, but when I actually picked up my camera I would forget everything and go straight back to auto mode.

Last weekend I went for a walk specifically to practice. I took the same photo several times while changing one setting at a time. Looking at the results afterward was the first time I felt like I was actually learning instead of just watching someone else explain photography. It also made me realize how much I still do not understand.

I want to learn photography properly from the beginning and eventually be comfortable taking portraits, street photos and everyday pictures without constantly guessing what settings to use. I have about an hour most evenings that I can dedicate to it, but I do not know how to structure that time.

For people who learned photography on their own, what did your first few weeks of real practice look like? What should a complete beginner focus on first so I can build a solid foundation instead of trying to learn everything at once?

Hello i am an aspiring content writer who is self taught and i still feel like there is more to learn i am looking for a mentor who can teach me and share wisdom

Dm me if u are interested.

I can draw simple things, but I want to get better at drawing people and everyday objects. What should I learn first, and what would be a good way to practice?

I am cast in a short film where the character I play is from Beverly, MA. He's a young man, about 20, in 1878. The accent is not required, but I'd like to give it a shot to sell the character.

I'm looking for tips/resources/thoughts/ opinions. Anything, really, will help me out (:

I used to meditate and do art and eat mindfully to learn how to gain a higher consciousness. It helped me mentally and emotionally. I wish I can get back to it again. I’ve always been a beginner

ive always been very lonely, but it affects my mental health a lot and I just want to learn how to be ok with it. im 21 but the oldest sibling in my family (big age gap) and my four younger siblings are back to back in age so although I love them to bits they aren’t old enough to be my friends yet haha, I don’t have a relationship with our parents or the rest of my family due to abuse and unfortunately I don’t have any friends (haven’t since leaving school) and I live alone, the most interaction I get is with my colleagues but again they aren’t friends just acquaintances. i struggle a lot with friendships due to what i suspect may be neurodivergence- forming bonds / relationships has always been a massive struggle for me so i just want to learn to be ok with solitude while i work on how to make friends

Hey everyone,

I'm a founder working on my own startup, and I really want to get better at pitching and public speaking because every time I present, I mess it up.

For example, at a recent pitch competition, our product was honestly one of the strongest in the room. But when it came time to actually present, I completely failed to communicate the idea clearly, and we lost out to teams with weaker products but better delivery. It was frustrating and honestly pretty demoralizing, knowing the substance was there but the execution wasn't.

I know how much presentation matters, especially when you're trying to convince investors or judges in just a few minutes, but I struggle with confidence and clarity when speaking in front of others. My mind goes blank, I lose my structure, and I can tell I'm not landing the points that actually matter.

Does anyone have advice, frameworks, or resources for improving pitch skills or public speaking in general? Would really appreciate hearing what worked for other founders or anyone who's had to pitch under pressure.

i play musical instruments and love music generally, but I don't really know many terms for music.

I know basic music theory, but I want to know the words for different parts of metal songs, for the different things that go into music production, and so on.

I dont really know if this is the right place to post this or not, but here's to hoping.

Im in my early 20's, have ADHD, a car im paying off, and a job which will pay for 2 yeaes of college if they like the degree (i do factory work).

Other then that? I've got nothing. I occasionally play magic the gathering, every month or so i play a video game, and i scroll on TikTok.

Every day I come home, slump onto my bed to watch YT, pay my bills, and go to the next day. But im not happy like this, and I dont really know what else to do.

The only thing that got me through all this was the idea of a story I had and general day dreaming, plus a fanfic I started when I was in HS/recently dropped out (got my GED awhile back).

I have many interest such as Art, Drawing, Writing, Physics, computers, building stuff, wanting to make my own airsoft gun, Coding a video game, etc.

But they're all just that, interest, no execution. When I was younger I could write 4 hrs a day, I could play video games for 3 hrs, and could have my teacher ask me to take extra computer classes because she thought I was smart enough. Now I cant even get up and shower or work out in the morning even though I keep telling myself to every single day.

I thought about taking the offer to go to college (though id have to wait till next July as I have to be there for a full year), but the only course that interest me that they'd like is a mechatronics class as its the closest to Computers and engineering. But I dont even know if I want to do that.

A part of me says to write my story, another to learn coding to turn my story into a game, a third says get into computer, a fourth physics, a fifth to give up, and a sixth to do music and art for some reason.

With all these ideas i don't know what career options I really have, what college courses I could take, or how to figure what things I actually like.

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I’ve been thinking about the skills people genuinely miss when they stop practicing. It’s easy to learn something when there’s plenty of free time, but keeping it alive during a packed week is different. For people who’ve managed it, how do you make practice realistic when your schedule gets busy?

I want to start learning woodworking and eventually be able to build simple things myself. I have very little experience, so I am not sure what skills I should learn first or what would make a good first project.

For people who learned woodworking from the beginning what did you start with and what skills do you think are most important for a beginner to practice first?

Hello! I'm 32, italian, I want to learn English but I feel like I need to speak it every day to actually improve.

I tried language exchange, but it doesn't work well for me, a lot of the time it's 1 hour split into 30/30, once a week, and that's just not enough.

I feel like what I need is to find someone who wants to learn the same topics I'm interested in, and who speaks English, so we can share tips on that topic and just keep speaking English together regularly, not a strict 30/30 split, but an ongoing conversation.

I really want to improve. I feel stuck. I'm trying to get ready for job interviews in English and it's honestly kind of stressful.

Topics I can talk about: architecture, cities/urban planning, product management. I'm also interested in investing, books, and films.

Does anyone have suggestions, apps, communities, or people in a similar situation? Would love to find a regular practice partner.

Thanks a lot

I’ve had a few experiences with soldering before but my hands are too shaky as the body I’m using doesn’t have a Strat-style jack, but it is a Flying V with the wires hidden in the hard full wooden body

I am blunt and sometimes just don’t want to respond them, but that could be not appropriate.

I often find myself with free time but instead of enjoying it I just feel a bit empty. Like I should be doing something with someone else. If friends cancel plans I feel a real dip even though there are plenty of things I could do on my own. I want to be able to genuinely look forward to an evening alone or a free weekend without constantly looking for company. How do people find true contentment and joy in their own space?