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- Graphics Design because people really listen when stuff is pretty.

- French which has to be done but is quite hard.

- Some math because the more I work with computers there more I understand how it would be very useful.

- Combat sports because it keeps me fit and its good for your posture if you know how to throw a punch.

- Traveling. Never learned it, work too much and would like to see the world before being an old fuck.

- Basic EE digital circuits and microcontrollers. One should really have a grasp how computers work on a fundamental level.

- Cooking. Because it is social, full of culture and makes you independent.

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Regarding French, I am learning it as well.

I built a small site for myself to help in learning the 5000 most frequently used French words. It is, and always will be, free and with no account sign up needed.

Check it out, you might find it to be useful:

https://cinqmille.app

I have been "learning" French for 5+ years... what resources are you using that you would recommend?

For first timers

- Duolingo(don't do it for more than a few months)

For beginners

- https://www.languagetransfer.org/free-courses-1#french

For all others, some sort of immersion approach is the only way if you don't live in the country. Figure out the general approach below and adapt for your target language.

- AJATT http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/all-japanese-all-t...

- TMW https://learnjapanese.moe/

- Refold https://refold.la/

I'd also recommend glossika

I haven't tried Duolingo in the last couple of years, but I thought it wasn't the best to begin with a language.

It's pretty good to learn basic vocabulary, but I felt you would need something before, just to get some grounding in the language. Like basic grammar, and a very high level overview of how the language "works". You can infer some of it from the example, but that's a lot more difficult than already having this context in my opinion.

What do you mean by "learn" travelling? Isn't it just... travelling?

I never traveled when I was younger. So I would say I never learned it. The mechanics of taking time off, not working, knowing where to go, where to stay etc. That all needs some practice. It is of course not something that you would "study"

Is that all at the same time? If so, do you have concurrency issues?

Yes but in small pieces and with varying intensity. Just sticking to something and making small incremental progress does compound.

And: unrelated skills and the act of learning itself also compound. Learning gets easier as you do more of it because you have more of a method to do so and more knowledge to help you integrate your new knowledge. So as you know more/have more skills adding new skills or more knowledge gets easier.

Nice list! Can you share your resources for Graphics Design?

Curious, how are you learning graphic design?

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