What skill would you choose?

[streb2001]

While we are in a "what if..." mood, imagine a process has been invented that could implant one skill, and one skill only, into your brain. What would it be? I am thinking of skills such as being a great artist, speaking another language fluently, a master chef etc.

Mine would be one of these, and I would literally have to toss a coin to choose:
A virtuoso jazz pianist or virtuoso scottish fiddler.

 

[Urwumpe]

Flying a helicopter.

The rest isn't that strong missed, especially in music, my experience was, the longer I didn't play an instrument, the better I am at it.

 

[Dambuster]

Either an ability to travel to many different places, and adapt and fit in to other cultures, or a really good singing voice (i.e. one good enough to let me be a soloist in big concerts). I have a bit of the latter, and having that has helped me appreciate how outstanding some people's singing abilities really are.

 

[Izack]

I'd want an uncanny ability to sight-read piano music.
Or maybe a skill for spontaneously acquiring skills, if you wanted an ask-for-more-wishes hack.

 

[RisingFury]

Does math count as a skill? If so, the entire math mankind has created.

 

[Krikkit]

You can easily (relatively easily) teach yourself how to play instruments or speak languages.

I would pick the one skill I have failed for years to even become a novice at, and that is personability.

Try as I might I persistently fail at conversation, fashion, extraversion and all around being hip and fun to be around.

 

[streb2001]

Or maybe a skill for spontaneously acquiring skills, if you wanted an ask-for-more-wishes hack.

No, one skill only or your head explodes. Fact.

Does math count as a skill?

Quite definitely!

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You can easily (relatively easily) teach yourself how to play instruments or speak languages.

Believe me, playing any musical instrument to virtuoso standard is far, far from easy!

 

[Krikkit]

Believe me, playing any musical instrument to virtuoso standard is far, far from easy!

Oh, I know. Virtuoso standard takes a lifetimes worth of practice, I didn't mean to belittle those who have achieved that status.

But I managed to learn enough guitar in a summer to play the catalog of all my favorite bands. I was teaching myself piano also, until my old 80s synth broke.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

While we are in a "what if..." mood, imagine a process has been invented that could implant one skill, and one skill only, into your brain. What would it be?

Flying a helicopter.

Like this?

:thumbup:

 

[iamwearingpants]

Matrix, yes!

I would choose to be able to gain more skills faster and easier. You never said that I could do that.
But other than that, I would choose to be able to 'see' the stock market and invest like no one has ever invested before! I would be rich!

 

[DanM]

I would probably want to quickly learn other languages, or easily control my mind (i.e. mood, thinking, etc). As far as languages go, I'd really like to learn Latin, Greek, or Russian, but I doubt I ever will. I do think I can become fluent in German, it comes quite naturally to me.

 

[Moach]

i would like to master the skill of amplifying the efficiency of my sleep time, so instead of having to waste 8 precious hours/day, i could pass with 30 mins a week or something....

all other skiils can be learned with that much free time... and a bottomless supply of methylphenidate :lol:

 

[T.Neo]

Probably the ability to be truely creative. If I need other skills badly enough, I will learn them...

 

[Brycesv1]

id want to be able to talk to women without getting nervous and making it wierd XD

 

[Nazban]

I'd want an uncanny ability to sight-read piano music.

I am really BAD at sight reading,
Heres my Trinity Grade 6 marks :
Piece1;22/22
Piece2:20/22
Piece3:22/22
Scales& Excercices:13
Ear Test:4/10<-------Bad luck, never knew where i went wrong
Sight Reading:3/10 <---------wasnt surprised, couldnt look at the examiners face when i 'finished' sight reading the little piece he gave me XD

 

[DanM]

all other skiils can be learned with that much free time... and a bottomless supply of methylphenidate :lol:

I remember methylphenidate. If you really want to learn skills, try amphetamine :lol: (my doctor actually made me do that, and I was awake for 24 hours, not something that's happened to me before).

 

[Ghostrider]

Languages. ALL of them.

 

[Wishbone]

Now you wait till the part of you that knows Esperanto starts arguing with the Inuit-speaking part.

 

[Belisarius]

Mathematics - though I have had high achievements in arts and humanities, and my interest in science is high, the language of mathematics is foreign to me, which means that any kind of reading on physics, engineering, etc is quickly made confusing and impenetrable.

Related to that - programme coding. Though I grew up with computers and could programme in BASIC when I was 10, I let that go and now any kind of coding is terrifying to me.

 

[Ghostrider]

Now you wait till the part of you that knows Esperanto starts arguing with the Inuit-speaking part.

No, problem, my mind is a confederation. I used to be schizophrenic, but we're better now...