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Ask HN: What is the most rewarding thing you learnt/ recently?

7 points by robsun ↗ HN
Hi,

What is the most rewarding thing you learnt recently? It can be something technical as well as non-technical. Some samples:

- I learnt how to play "Lewis & Clark" by Tommy Emmanuel - if someone is interested then this tutorial is dope https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLsgI-TiX9s - After 13 years of break I started to relearn French. - I started learning Rust

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struct
I mentor school kids, trying to get them to build interesting stuff and choose engineering as a career. They haven’t been to school in basically a year, they’re stuck at home missing their friends, everything’s upside down, but despite that - they still want to go the extra mile, show up to their Zoom calls, and work together to build a cool robot. It’s rewarding to know that people don’t give up, despite such a difficult situation.
ynishiy
I learned french gastronomy. Its basic theory is similar to cooking for geeks, intended to taste and art. It is same as create service that tech and art make good product and experience both.
ryan-duve
I opened my first brokerage account and bought my first stock this week! Technically I have lots of investments already through my 401 K at my job, but it certainly feels different to have my finger on the "trade" button.
ploika
I got a much better handle on basic functional programming by attempting Advent of Code in Scala.

It's of absolutely no use to me in my day job, but tail recursion is its own reward.

giantg2
Maybe how to culture and grow mushrooms.
fiftyacorn
To stack tin cans upside down in cupboards do you don't need to shake the contents it of the bottom. I was from a Beatles book
dave_sid
I learned this recently and it’s a life changer, especially with baked beans.
johnpython
The utility of an air fryer. If you don't have one, you should buy one immediately. You will not regret it.
yarinr
What you're using it for? I have one laying around the house, but I don't use it often. Would love to start using it more..
indweller
Focus on the means rather than the end. This takes off the pressure and helps you work efficiently so that you achieve your goal, instead of just dreaming about it. It also helps overcome procrastination.
superdeeda
Two- and three-ball juggling. It wasn’t hard to learn and easy to see improvement day by day.
Venkatesh10
To see the big picture as life in this universe rather than earthly problems. This helps me to get into solutions quickly.