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Ask HN: What skill should I learn over Christmas/winter vacation?
Can be tech-related or non-tech-related.
- nykolasz 8y agoWhatever skill you want to learn and will have fun learning. I am trying to learn more about kernel-level programming, because that's something I was always curious about. So that's what I am doing now. Find your passion.
- jokh 8y agoAny projects you're working on?
- quickthrower2 8y agoThe skill of relaxing and enjoying time off.
- matt_the_bass 8y agoAnd learning something new about a loved one by talking to them.
- world32 8y ago100x this.
- ultrasounder 8y agoI basically upvoted all of the above comments. Right now in a Workacation with my family doing a 80/20 vacation/work split and totally enjoying it.
- quickthrower2 8y ago80/20 sounds good as long as the 20 is 'get in the flow' kind of work rather than stressful work.
- gvand 8y agoThe same reasoning behind taking some time off once in a while for those doing weight training applies here too. You'll come back to it with renewed enthusiasm and new ideas to try out.
- tmaly 8y agoLearn better listening and conversation skills
- karmakaze 8y agoIf you're into mobile dev, try Flutter it recently went GA with v1.0. If you're into webdev and want to try something a bit different see Elixr/Phoenix and the Way it can do dynamically updated server-side rendering.
- weishigoname 8y agolearn how to manage the relationship you have with your family and friends, that is very important part of our lives.
- ecesena 8y agoHow about skiing, snowboarding or ice skating?
- edsonmedina 8y agoPoker, with family and friends.
- SamReidHughes 8y agoTiming exactly one second on a stopwatch.
- konaraddio 8y agoLearn to memorize the order of a shuffled deck of cards
- ajspencer 8y agoAs others as alluded to, long term success requires more than deep technical excellence. Winter break could be a great time to learn about another field, get experience talking to others (volunteering maybe), broaden your horizon of thought with books you may not normally read, or, if your passion truly is technology, work on a higher risk project that will likely fail but you could learn a lot from.
- qorrect 8y agoI’m studying Fourier stuffs, for vacations i prefer more general learning nothing specific or work related. Happy holidays.
- adamnemecek 8y agoAnything in particular about Fourier?
- qorrect 8y agoNo not yet, it's a hole in my knowledge that I'd like to fix, got any suggestions ?
- adamnemecek 8y agoWhat's your email?
- richev 8y agoLearn how to bake a really good cake. Work colleagues and your extended family will live you for it!
- thehoomanist 8y agoThe skill of chilling.
- robodale 8y agoWhat exactly is a winter/Xmas vacation ?
- askari01 8y agospending quality times with loved ones,
- kibibu 8y agoLearn to juggle. It's something you can learn to do in a weekend, and be pretty good at after a couple of weeks.
- zxer197 8y agoI'm doing some Linux Courses. https://training.linuxfoundation.org/?SSAID=1803184&sscid=c1k2_m6tyn https://training.linuxfoundation.org/?SSAID=1803184&sscid=c1...
- andrewdubinsky 8y agoLearn how to have a conversation with someone you just met.