Learn to memorize the order of a shuffled deck of cards
Ask HN: What skill should I learn over Christmas/winter vacation?
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Re: Ask HN: What skill should I learn over Christmas/winter vacation?
#12As 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.
Re: Ask HN: What skill should I learn over Christmas/winter vacation?
#13I’m studying Fourier stuffs, for vacations i prefer more general learning nothing specific or work related. Happy holidays.
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#14Learn how to bake a really good cake. Work colleagues and your extended family will live you for it!
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#15The skill of chilling.
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#16What exactly is a winter/Xmas vacation ?
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#17The skill of relaxing and enjoying time off.
The 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.
Re: Ask HN: What skill should I learn over Christmas/winter vacation?
#18spending quality times with loved ones,
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#19Re: Ask HN: What skill should I learn over Christmas/winter vacation?
#20Learn to juggle. It's something you can learn to do in a weekend, and be pretty good at after a couple of weeks.