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what is a skill you wish you had, and why? (feddit.nl)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Ok, I might as well go first: I wish I could draw. Not at the level where I could make photorealistic portraits, but I've always been envious of those who are able to scetch something together in a few minutes that perfectly captures what they want to convey. Sometimes words aren't enough to express what I want to say, and for those situations I would love to have a simple drawing do the talking for me.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Motivate myself.

It's weird. I go to work, I'll get the job done. Something comes in my inbox that shit is covered.

I've been home for 3 hours now, and this is the most I've done tonight since I got home. Not even video games. Fuck haven't gotten chores done. What the hell is that skill that I have at work that I don't have at home?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

My guess would be the sense of fulfilment.

At work you have a purpose, and so you fulfil it.

At home, to motivate myself to do the chores, is to find a rationale for it to be done.

Laundry? So I can wear them to work / be ready to look nice when going out.
Dishes? So I can have nice big servings of meals and be able to cook.
Cleaning? So I can enjoy a nice, cleaned house without getting dirty when I walk around (walking barefoot inside is a good indicator when to clean)

Etc. Etc. Plus it helps to enforce the thought that I'm "adulting", like the kid in me and others would say.