by mdszy on 8/12/19, 4:41 PM
So we're just giving a new name to "learning skills"? What?
by criddell on 8/12/19, 4:24 PM
Two of the skills mentioned are ones I've failed at. Making a great omelet and folding fitted sheets.
I've never made an omelet that is very good and I've tried a bunch of variations. I've had lots of omelets in restaurants that are great.
For the fitted sheet skill, I've watched the videos on people doing it and it feels a little like the old how-to-draw-an-owl meme. Step one and two make sense, but then step 3 is magic.
by petercooper on 8/12/19, 5:18 PM
Genuine question.. does everyone on HN read so few Medium articles that they can actually load most of these, or are you paying the membership fee? Because I can't read these stories most of the time.
by Edmar on 8/12/19, 7:09 PM
A while ago I saw this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MgBikgcWnY is about "The first 20 hours" and there is a book as well. It's surprising how much could you can learn in just 20 hours. You can't be an expert by doing so little but you can learn some tricks for fun.
by jmpman on 8/13/19, 4:31 AM
Although not a millennial, when I graduated with my engineering degree, I also felt lacking in practical skills. So, my wife(also an engineer) and I enrolled in community college vocational education classes. We learned to weld, sculpt, cast, blacksmith. Had a great time and would now have the confidence to buy a welder and know I could use it... if only I had the free time.
by dade_ on 8/12/19, 5:10 PM
I've been thinking about origami lately. Has an aesthetic purpose, but very analog and doesn't involve looking at a screen.
by qwerty456127 on 8/13/19, 12:15 AM
Mihaly Csikszmentmihalyi is Hungarian, not Czech. And the "flow experience is analogous to meditating" statement is very questionable - I'd say it's [a good] kind of opposite: meditation is meant to be a 100% conscious experience, people rarely maintain mindfulness in the flow mode.
by sharadov on 8/12/19, 10:53 PM
Some of these skills mentioned - sewing, cooking decent meals, driving a stick are life skills.
But please don't try to cut your own hair unless you're in dire straits!