If you could be amazing at any one thing

DiscoStu

I'd like to be great at remembering things. I'm a bit lost without reminders on my phone.

racefaceec90

playing guitar. i have spent over half my life trying to understand and be able to play the bloody thing and i still suck. 

goddamn it cannot choose that erm reading thread posts properly would be another  

Axe_meister

Coding. 
I have so many ideas, but given it takes me about a day to get "hello world" right after hours of googling and then giving up, they will never see the light of day

monquixote

This might be weird but I don't think I'd like to click my fingers and be good at anything because I don't think I'd be able to enjoy it. It's like when you play doom in God mode and it's really fun for about 5 minutes then gets totally boring. The fun in most pastimes is learning and striving.

So I guess I'd like to be really good at resolve.so I could get my act together and learn more things.

cj73

RandallFlagg said:

Time travel

Double post!  You say that next Tuesday 

BRISTOL86

DIY. So much I'd like to do but can't because I don't have the skill and can't afford to pay someone who does!

Sporky

BRISTOL86 said:

DIY. So much I'd like to do but can't because I don't have the skill and can't afford to pay someone who does!

It's just practice and a Big Boys' Book Of DIY.

And remembering that houses are mostly made of mud and twigs, so you can't get it that wrong.

sev112

Downhill ski racer 

Grunfeld

Some kind of uber-psychology shit to unstick the people I see who are stuck.

rsvmark

Piano

MatthewShreddery

Tavernor said:

@matthewshreddery obviously from my profile pic there's a skating link. Did you ever/do you? If so, Penny from the late 90s ability or modern day Nyjah stuff...

@Tavernor I skated from age 17 to around 25. Was ok at it - would've been better if I didn't smoke so much bud all the time back then!

Never really had any skate idols. Penny was of course incredible, as is Nyjah. 

I've actually started going out on my board again after about 10 years off it. I tell you at age 35 it's bloody hard, but I feel that with a calmer mind that I have nowadays, and the fact that I haven't touched weed in nearly 10 years, my capacity for learning tricks seems better, though the fear of injury holds me back much more. Just trying to get the basics back - essentially working through the Braille Skateboarding Made Simple stuff.

Hootsmon

Spilling

monofin

Swimming. I'd love to be able to swim. My wife can, my 7 year old can and my 4 year old can - feel a bit left out

Philly_Q

breakstuff said:

Seeing how awkward I am in social situations I'd like to be the guy who can have to room in the palm of his hands instead of fading into the background.I'm quite in awe,and a little envious,of people who can do this.

Yeah, I was going to say something along those lines.  I'm hopeless at dealing with strangers, even in everyday scenarios like shopping or making appointments, but most especially in situations where you're supposed to be "fun".

So yes, I'd like to be a confident person - but the type who's interesting, engaging and likeable, not just a cocky twat who likes the sight of his reflection in a mirror and the sound of his own voice.

RocknRollDave

Wallpapering.

BRISTOL86

Sporky said:

BRISTOL86 said:

DIY. So much I'd like to do but can't because I don't have the skill and can't afford to pay someone who does!

It's just practice and a Big Boys' Book Of DIY.

And remembering that houses are mostly made of mud and twigs, so you can't get it that wrong.

It's more a case of being able to do things to a standard I'd be happy with. I could give most things a go and probably do an OK job, but most of the time I'm not happy with an OK job!

PolarityMan

Right now being better at lion taming would be good. Also buying lighter bur sturdier chairs.

thecolourbox

If stuff like compassion and diplomacy are out of the question (I think moral based things were ruled out?) I think it would also be understanding the big maths/physics concepts for me - I'd be happy to work at it as monq said it'd be dull to just get it, but would need that bit of a start to get me going. I'm currently only any good at mental arithmetic, so I think I'd have quite a long way to go!

If I couldn't suddenly be awesome at maths, I'd settle for being able to make my own chocolate

frank1985

I'd like to be amazing at socialising, and being at ease with people from the get-go instead of taking weeks to build up a sense of rapport.  

I'd also like to be able to write music effortlessly instead of dicking around aimlessly. 

Teetonetal

Mountain biking. I'm in awe of what the pro riders can do these days.