Ask Lemmy

I learned how many times I can jerk off in a day. The pandemic was hard for us single folk.

Nothing. Lockdown was the moment everyone else started living the way I pretty much already did.

I can cut my own hair now, it's great. Not only the money, but the convenience of getting a touch up whenever I want is great.

I learned to stop caring so much about work. I slam my laptop shut with a vengeance at 5PM, earlier if I feel like I can get away with it.

I learned how to grow mushrooms and now I always have an ample supply.

Learned how to become a "home barista". Instead of popping a pod in my Nespresso machine I grind my own beans and brew my own coffee fresh, every morning.

I learned to repair a carburator for a vintage motorcycle with my dad. I bought the bike with the carburator in a box for $300. I probably put around $500 more into it of which new tires cost around $200.

That was more than 3 years ago and still ride it today. I've done done some maintenance work myself, like changing the oil, brake pads and fluid, and other minor things.

Better communication with my wife

I baked SO much bread... But now I don't really have the time anymore.

Made some progress towards Spanish fluency. Still not fully fluent, but went up a CEFR level.

I learned how to move the ship backwards by alternating harpoon pulls.

This was before I realized that you could turn the ship using only the wheel even when you had no forward momentum.

But still, I felt like a genius the first time I backed the brigantine out of a dead end.

Hiding alcohol from my girlfriend and family.

I got significantly better at brewing beer.

I make my own Greek yogurt now. I like it much better than store-bought.

I improved in two languages. I'm not great at either but they've helped me build rapport with work colleagues and have come in handy while traveling.

I finished a master's degree and all the skills that entails.

I learned approximately 100 ways to cheat in online exams or exercises, even if they make you share your screen or have camera enabled, which has been immensely useful to me for reasons I do not need to explain...

I learned to let go, I used to have a hard time removing people from my life, now I don't care

Disciplined working from home. Some people seem incapable of it, either due to distraction or at the other end of the spectrum, overworking themselves.

I allow some flexibility for errands and appointments, but I start and finish at the same time every day and take my lunch at the same time.

How to take estrogen and anti androgens

Ive learned: Lockdown is mainly good

-no mandatory work from office days

-i can go motorbiking on country curvy roads, without much traffic, and feel like im on a trackday

-low traffic calm streets

-sadly plaza people dont watch tv, but they go for a short walk to the hiking places, with their 5t SUVs to take a selfie to upload on facebook.

-our government (hungary) of course does not helps small businesses while hard times, but giving even more money to the dictator's (orban's) strawman (lőrinc mészáros), and spending billions on useless anti-snoring devices anti-snoring devices, and very expensive, but shitty and useless chinese covid vaccines.

How to quit an 'essential' job without any advanced notice and move 300 miles.

Okay, putting away the snarky attitude.

Resume and interviewing skills in my specific career. Pleasantly surprised with the job offers I got during the pandemic.

Learned how to make espresso at home, still do so every day.

I learned to play guitar which was fun I guess

stay alive everyday

I like to think I've gotten better at my music production skills. Not useful necessarily, but enjoyable.

Home surgery is still saving me money.

I didn't get a day off the whole time, but sourdough. Starter's still alive, but I don't make it very often these days.

Financial stuff. IRA, 401K, individual stock, bonds, CDs. Iz gonna help me make muulla