If I Ask You To Teach Me What You’re Good At

Saw this elsewhere. Just for fun - let’s see our talents.

If I ask you to teach me what you’re good at, what will I learn???

From me you could learn-

  • what to expect from a child birth-5 years of age
  • how to plant a square foot garden
  • how to make great homemade salsa

That’s a a start!

What can I learn from you???

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I can teach you how to:

  • Tie a cherry stem with your tongue
  • Cut your own hair
  • Crochet
  • Administer any flavor of Unix
  • Avoid pregnancy at 40

When I was in high school, I could have taught you how to put your legs behind your head and walk on your hands. I supposed I could still teach that, but the demo is a no go.

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Excel
Sewing
Cooking

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I could teach you to:
Make amazing rolls in a bread maker;
Create a mean spreadsheet;
Swing yourself in a swing;
Vacuum (I love vacuuming);
Do (geometry) proofs.

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Training animals
Various math/science subjects
Strategy for a variety of games
Slowing the pace of life down aka becoming more Type B than Type A

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Creative writing (or writing in general)
making vegetable stock, and soups
kayaking
baking chocolate chip cookies
tips for teaching on Zoom (sadly)

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How to start an IV is about all I got. Maybe also how to explain medical terminology into layman’s language using quirky examples.

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How to quickly file a patent application before going on Shark Tank to be able to tell them, “Oh, yes, we have a patent pending!” :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
How to make your gift orchid bloom again and again.
How to grow a deck garden (I seriously need to start an Instagram about this!)
How to trim cat’s claws without being scratched or bitten.
How to build a garden pond suitable for koi
How to landscape a yard and plant low maintenance greenery (we have been asked for the landscaper’s phone number- they are not for hire!)
How to paint a two-story house (please don’t ask :joy:)

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How to organize your paperwork.
How to organize your home.
How to make a to do list and get it done.
How to read someone.
How to be low maintenance in life.
How to fix just about anything with duct tape, zip ties, velcro, pliers, screwdrivers, and a prayer.

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You all are very talented. My list not so impressive:

How to blow dry hair really straight
Parallel park
Serve a tennis ball

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Parallel park? You have an amazing gift!!! :slight_smile:

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I can teach you how to:

reupholster a chair
tack up a horse
make mango chutney

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How to navigate in the forest/outdoors with a compass and map
How to whistle by cupping your hands together
How to identify US tree species
How to do a cartwheel

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How to travel the world for (almost) free.

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How to ferret out the places in a store that have the apparel of your favorite sports team
How to comfortably sleep on your back all night
How to remember small details someone told you and shock them months later by asking oddly specific questions about said details
How to expeditiously place a pick up pizza order by phone

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I can teach you how to balance a checkbook using 3 colors of highlighters (does anybody do that anymore?)
How to edit video.
How to read to kids of all ages.
How to list items on EBay and get them sold.

@MIP750 - I’ll take that class! My friends think I’m a wiz at travel arranging & pricing but free or near free? I’m in!

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Sigh - I must learn this skill! :drop_of_blood: :face_with_head_bandage:

My only addition would be that I could teach you to speak Spanish! :puerto_rico:

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How to make a piecrust
How to speak in public
How to grow house plants
How to be great at getting laundry done
How to raise kids who are much better cooks than you are

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At my job, I used to teach a lot of coworkers about problem analysis in our software electronic delivery systems and also Excel data slicing/dicing. In retirement, I am Jane-of-many-trades, master of none. But look at all the items in above posts that I could learn!

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WordPerfect. Yes it still exists and it is far more elegant than Word.
How to thread your sewing machine.
How to make a rice bag or a set of pillowcases.
How to do payroll.
How to make rice pudding.
How to decoupage.
How to make a cat tree that is washable and cleanable and your cats will use. (It involves industrial velcro and pvc pipe.)
Needlepoint.

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