Comments on: Why Useless Skills Matter http://www.happenchance.net/why-useless-skills-matter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-useless-skills-matter Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Rei http://www.happenchance.net/why-useless-skills-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-2257 Rei Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:25:00 +0000 http://sethmbaker.com/blog/?p=380#comment-2257 I've been getting depressed because all my skills are "useless skills". My mum and me just had a talk, and she is pissed off because I can't find a job, but I can't do anything about it because the only things I am good at, people appreciate or say "wow wish I could do that", then when I need a job no one wants me because my skills don't fit with any jobs. If you're wondering, my skills include, the imaginative writing that I have wanted to publish since I was a little girl, but I can't live on that because it's not a certainty, singing, which is so difficult to make a profit out of unless you get on X-factor, which I refuse to go on, and drawing manga, which is also and uncertainty, (plus it isn't particularly good manga, but it's improving fast). Just really needed to get that out of my system, but would love if someone had some advice... please? I’ve been getting depressed because all my skills are “useless skills”. My mum and me just had a talk, and she is pissed off because I can’t find a job, but I can’t do anything about it because the only things I am good at, people appreciate or say “wow wish I could do that”, then when I need a job no one wants me because my skills don’t fit with any jobs.
If you’re wondering, my skills include, the imaginative writing that I have wanted to publish since I was a little girl, but I can’t live on that because it’s not a certainty, singing, which is so difficult to make a profit out of unless you get on X-factor, which I refuse to go on, and drawing manga, which is also and uncertainty, (plus it isn’t particularly good manga, but it’s improving fast).
Just really needed to get that out of my system, but would love if someone had some advice… please?

]]> By: The Importance of Active Leisure | Happenchance http://www.happenchance.net/why-useless-skills-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-577 The Importance of Active Leisure | Happenchance Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:56:54 +0000 http://sethmbaker.com/blog/?p=380#comment-577 [...] that really grabs your attention and do it. It needn’t be important, productive, or useful. Useless skills are fun to [...] [...] that really grabs your attention and do it. It needn’t be important, productive, or useful. Useless skills are fun to [...]

]]> By: whimsicism http://www.happenchance.net/why-useless-skills-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-490 whimsicism Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:14:17 +0000 http://sethmbaker.com/blog/?p=380#comment-490 My favourite "useless skill": playing the piano. Considering my age and the amount of time that I'd already been playing for, my skill level is atrocious. I only enjoy it more as time passes though... especially as I've been playing enough to improve more quickly these days. Speaking of metronomes, I hate the sound. It just irritates the hell out of me for some reason. Useless information is never useless. "Useful" information often isn't of much use either. For example, for GCSE 'O' levels, I take around eight subjects, but in all honesty, I can't foresee being able to actually utilise any of them besides the languages (unless I end up as a teacher or a scientist, which is unlikely). Can most people honestly say that learning most mathematical topics are useful? It seems to me that the computer does most of the calculating anyway. I'm reading some of your posts now to umm... improve my writing. It's not procrastination, really... My favourite “useless skill”: playing the piano. Considering my age and the amount of time that I’d already been playing for, my skill level is atrocious. I only enjoy it more as time passes though… especially as I’ve been playing enough to improve more quickly these days.

Speaking of metronomes, I hate the sound. It just irritates the hell out of me for some reason.

Useless information is never useless. “Useful” information often isn’t of much use either. For example, for GCSE ‘O’ levels, I take around eight subjects, but in all honesty, I can’t foresee being able to actually utilise any of them besides the languages (unless I end up as a teacher or a scientist, which is unlikely). Can most people honestly say that learning most mathematical topics are useful? It seems to me that the computer does most of the calculating anyway.

I’m reading some of your posts now to umm… improve my writing. It’s not procrastination, really…

]]> By: Happenchance » Blog Archive » 11 Tips for Better Internet Research http://www.happenchance.net/why-useless-skills-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Happenchance » Blog Archive » 11 Tips for Better Internet Research Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:39:19 +0000 http://sethmbaker.com/blog/?p=380#comment-147 [...] this is cool. Learning useless skills and information is great, but other times this informational horn o’ plenty is [...] [...] this is cool. Learning useless skills and information is great, but other times this informational horn o’ plenty is [...]

]]> By: Happenchance » Blog Archive » 16 Ways to Increase Creativity and Generate Ideas http://www.happenchance.net/why-useless-skills-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Happenchance » Blog Archive » 16 Ways to Increase Creativity and Generate Ideas Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:28:51 +0000 http://sethmbaker.com/blog/?p=380#comment-89 [...] Learn a Useless Skill Useless skills are entertaining and make life more [...] [...] Learn a Useless Skill Useless skills are entertaining and make life more [...]

]]> By: Allen Taylor http://www.happenchance.net/why-useless-skills-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Allen Taylor Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:16:10 +0000 http://sethmbaker.com/blog/?p=380#comment-88 Nice writing. You are on my RSS reader now so I can read more from you down the road. Allen Taylor Nice writing. You are on my RSS reader now so I can read more from you down the road.

Allen Taylor

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