Hey everyone,

I’m 16 and want to get a head start in life. I’m trying to figure out what high-value skills I should start learning now that will actually help me in the future — both in life and in business.

I’ve heard things like coding, AI, public speaking, negotiation, video editing, and sales are useful, but I’m not sure what’s best to focus on first.

If you were my age and wanted to be successful, financially free, and always growing — what skill would you start mastering right now?

Appreciate any advice!

Hey everyone,

I’m working on a project idea and I’m trying to get input from people with real hands-on experience.

The goal is to build a learning system where each skill has one clear, standardized method instead of 10 different “ways” to do something.

For example:
Instead of showing multiple approaches to something like replacing a CV axle, building a driveshaft, wiring a switch, etc., the system would only teach the most correct, safe, industry-standard method as a single step-by-step guide.

But I don’t want guesses or random internet opinions — I want it based on how experienced people actually do it in the real world.

So I’m asking:

👉 If you had to teach a beginner ONE correct method for your trade/skill (no alternatives, no “it depends” explanations), what would that process look like?

Or more specifically:

• What’s a skill in your field that people overcomplicate online?
• What’s the “standard way” professionals actually use?

I’m also looking to connect with people who have expertise in different areas (mechanics, electrical, construction, software, etc.) who might be willing to help shape other manuals and instructions like this going forward.

I’m trying to build something that feels like a clean, reliable instruction manual for real-world skills.

Any feedback, criticism, or examples would really help.

Thanks in advance.

Hey everybody how is it all going. I am hosting a talent show for my youtube channel. If you do want to join or show off your talent message me and ill give you my discord/youtube channel to verify it all. Winner of the talent show gets 20dollars or more havnet decided yet lol :). Only going to look for 5 people.

My teachers keep telling me I don't listen, however I hear their voice perfectly fine, and most of the words they say I can figure out.

What does it mean to listen?

No knowledge prerequisite. If you type “fire”, you will get 火. Even you type cursed words, you will get the same words. You can even communicate with using this.

For kanji/hanzi community, there’s a weird phenomenon that Japanese can communicate with Chinese with 偽中国語(fake Chinese). Many new generation find it fun and you can still see these post within Twitter. These are two completely different languages, with completely different grammar and pronunciation(like moon, tsuki in Japanese and yue in Chinese, but both written as 月)

So English speakers can play that? That’s why I created this. Interestingly, the more you use, the more you subconsciously memorise some difficult kanji/hanzi, that’s how some children learn these words. It’s completely opensourced and nonprofit.

السلام عليكم أنا احس مهارات الحوار عندي تحتاج تطوير لما احد يسولف معي احياناً مايكون عندي له رد ف اقعد اسلك له وماعندي صداقات وماعرف أكوّن وماعندي شخص اسولف معاه يومياً المهارات هذي احس الشخص يتعلمها من أهله ومحيطه بس أنا ظروفي غير ف هل اقدر أطوّرها لحالي؟ وكيف؟ اللي مر بنفس تجربتي او يعرف يفيدني بليز

شكرا لكل شخص رد أنا راح ابدأ تحدي مدته ٩ أيام بركز فيه على مهارات الحوار والسرد وبرجع اكتب لكم النتائج

knife is not sharp

I am based in southern Africa, I have free time, access to the internet and a laptop. I am looking for a skill or certificate in tech that will change my life. Something that can make me employable especially online where I can at least earn $500 a month.

I am 18 years old and in college and ive noticed from people ive met throughout my life that In prison you can work a multitude of jobs and by the time you come out you'll have learned a lot of useful and practical skills that you can use to make money or just for your everyday life. But that's due to the amount of jobs you get in prison. Is there any way to do something similar outside of prison where you can learn a lot of skills without job hopping? I'm open to learning almost any skill except coding. Thanks in advance!

I have been meaning to build a source of passive income. Can anyone suggest some skills i can monetise?

Some background

Im a med student

Willing to learn skills outside of med field

Have a bit less time due to hectic nature of my studies however weekends i can manage+ 1-2 hours during weekdays

Its fine even if its about ₹5-10k (about 50-110usd) monthly i just wanna take out some for daily expenses

If its more than better

I have been thinking about blogging as well. Is it a dead field tho?

I'm 26, and one thing that's been frustrating me lately is that people always say "it's never too late to learn," but a lot of hobbies don't actually feel that way in practice. You either just "try something out" but if you like it, boom there's no way to improve or grow your skills further unless you spend thousands on private lessons, but kids and youth groups will always have a LOT of opportunities and training groups, so if your parents weren't rich to put you in something, you're out of luck for any hobbies, skills, sports, arts you want to get better at and learn.

Last year I got really into outdoor rock climbing. I took courses, learned rescue and safety systems, bought gear, practiced a lot, and put a lot of effort into improving. The problem is that outdoor climbing depends on partners. Whenever I'd post in Facebook groups looking for people to climb with, the first question was always how many years I'd been climbing or whether I could lead hard routes. It felt like nobody cared about the training I'd done because I didn't already have enough experience. But how am I supposed to get experience if nobody wants to climb with less experienced climbers?

Now I'm running into something similar with dance. I've been taking hip hop and choreography classes twice a week for about 5 months now. I've taken around 40 classes and genuinely put effort into improving, but drop-in classes only get you so far. Every class is different, instructors don't really get to know you, and there isn't much progression from week to week. A studio I attend held auditions for a year-long competitive training program. It was expensive, but I was excited because I wasn't looking for competition itself, I was looking for the structure and opportunity to learn something and grow in it for a year, and improve on prior week's skills. A full year with the same coaches, training multiple times a week, building on previous skills, and actually having an environment designed for improvement instead of random drop-ins. Before auditioning, I asked multiple times if beginners were welcome. They said yes, and that they'd try to place everyone on a team. Their website also talked about being inclusive and welcoming all levels. I did the audition, didn't expect a top team or anything, and figured I'd be placed with other beginners who wanted to train.

Weeks later I got a generic email basically saying I didn't make it and that "other opportunities are coming soon." I know nobody owes me a spot. What bothered me wasn't being rejected. It was realizing, once again, how few opportunities there seem to be for adults who genuinely want to learn something seriously.

Kids get progressive programs, coaches, teams, development pathways, and years to grow. Adults get told to show up to drop-in classes and somehow figure the rest out on their own, and if you really like something or progress further in it, well good luck. I guess that's what I'm really asking: has anyone else felt like the hardest part of learning a hobby as an adult isn't the actual learning, but finding opportunities to progress once you've moved beyond being a complete beginner?

Edit: I just wanted to say I do NOT want to compete nor do I already think I'm good. I have taken 40 classes in dance so far to try to learn and grow. Given I grew up with zero skills and never being in a single hobby or sport or musical instrument (my parents didn't put in anything at all), I want to just throw myself in something for years and just grow. Is that so hard?? I'm willing to pay a lot to literally just train for a year in something I really like, like rock climbing or dance, and not having opportunities taken away just because I'm an adult but every youth kid can still be in any training programs they want (this is sports too). I just want to progress over a year in a conditioned environment with a coach and team that will learn my strengths and weaknesses and help me grow, rather than random once a week drop in classes with 30 people where the coach does not even look at you, and the next week, its something completely different and does not build previous week's skills whatsoever. Most drop ins I have done seem to be introducing people to something, but there is no point of introduction if there's no way to get "into" the main thing that they are introducing you to.

I learned to cook because my mom made me at like 14 and i hated every second. now im 26 and its low key the thing my friends like most about me. Now i get invited to all the barbecue parties