Things you wish you were good at but totally suck at.

[Szymon]

I wish I was more self motivated and could manage my time a little better. I can't motivate myself to do anything and I am constantly wasting my time. Thinking about it pisses me off. Anyway, I know I will be here tomorrow reading this thread so I might as well ask.

Can anyone suggest a way to help me manage my time better and to motivate me?

[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by Szymon

Can anyone suggest a way to help me manage my time better and to motivate me?

Write stuff down. Make a journal. And find something you have interest in. Find a novel to read, start a blog, pick up an instrument, etc. Record progress, and stay on top of it.

A lot of it is really just finding something that genuinely interests you.

You do IT right? I did IT for a while...nothing like a job where you get to sit around and think about stuff for 8 hours a day.

[KillerGremlin]

Oh...and I wish I could sing. I cannot sing to save my life, which is too bad because I love music.

[Angrist]

Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

Write stuff down. Make a journal. And find something you have interest in. Find a novel to read, start a blog, pick up an instrument, etc. Record progress, and stay on top of it.

Wait, you think blogging is GOOD for time management?

I agree with writing stuff down. Make a list of things you want to do. If it's always the same things that you're pushing to your next list, you know you need to put a deadline for it.
Like I always had to make an appointment with some student counsellor. I never got around to it. Now I'll probably miss out on €500 or more because of that.

Originally Posted by Bube

Everything I do. I like to try out a lot of different stuff, but I never have the patience to hone my skills. It's like I'm mediocre at whatever I do

That sounds familiar. I often start something, but I never finish it. For example, I can draw (sketch) pretty well, but I quit that years ago. People tell me I can write nice stories, so I've been wanting to write more. I rarely take the time. Learning to play guitar is going slower than I want.
I'm quite decent at games like SSBB and Perfect Dark. Just not hardcore enough to be among the elite (to be honest, I don't want to).

The thing I want to be better at most is self-control. I'm often a bit lazy. It's getting better though.

[Bube]

Originally Posted by Angrist

The thing I want to be better at most is self-control. I'm often a bit lazy. It's getting better though.

Yep, now that sounds familiar to me. And I, too, think it's getting much better.

I'd also want to be bit more self-confident. I usually find that I know the answers my mentors ask during rounds, but never have the confidence to answer. Then when someone else says it, I'm always like "damn, just blurt it out for once!"

Originally Posted by The Germanator

Hmm, small talk is a good one...I'm not good at that and general conversation. Especially around new people I don't know all that well, both dudes and ladies (maybe especially ladies)

Let's see...cooking too. Math is a bummer as well.

And this. I just sit and look around when I'm sitting with a person I just met. And that's always a very stupid thing. But if there's somebody else and we're talking, I talk just fine, and am pretty good at being fun.

And I'd really like to cook. I don't know anything about it. I can just re-heat

[Seth]

Originally Posted by Szymon

Can anyone suggest a way to help me manage my time better and to motivate me?

Make yourself exercise. First thing in the morning after you get some water in ya...go exercise. minimum 15-20 minutes of intense cardio. This will wake you up to the things that need to be done. Time management is easier if your endorphines are firing.

I'm not good at singing or music in general. I guess i have a knack for rhythm but I'd like to be better on my guitars. I'm disorganized, so I wish that wasn't so.

[gekko]

Drawing. I feel so stupid for being bad at it. So many years of practice with no results.

And algebra. I am horrible at algebra, which is fairly pathetic since I'm close to finishing my math minor.