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I'm working my way through Alfred's basic adult Piano Course. I like how it also teaches music theory.

https://www.alfred.com/alfreds-basic-adult-piano-course-less...

I went through it page by page, each day I started I'd go back maybe 5-10 pages. I do contrawise 2 handed scales as a warm up. I've been approaching it as work (ie concentrate hard, do deliberate practice not messing around) and have seen really fast improvement. I practice maybe 30 mins 5 days a week.

I'll also just have fun - I just try and play the songs I really like (Greensleeves, Scarborough fair, House of the rising sun, Canon in D etc) until they're really good. I can (barely) play Canon in D after maybe a month (though I played Violin for 5 years and piano for 2 as a kid)

If I don't know a song, I'll google it before tackling it as I find that makes it way easier, eg here's Canon in D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFRYPg5dwss

You can also download sheet music, eg Aphex Twin, and easy version of Europe's the final countdown etc which is pretty fun to play as a synth.

Good luck!

I will probably be leaving my current position in a few weeks. I have some money saved up. I think I will go through "How To Design Programs" and then SICP.

I know it doesn't work for everyone, but all of the (admittedly few) people that I have met who have been through SICP said it helped them get to the next level.

I recently learned how to solder. It takes like 20 minutes (and a small investment of money) and is definitely worth it. No more "oh I don't know how to solder, I can't do that". I've since built a bunch of electronic kits, including stuff that is only available in kit form. It's been pretty fun.

Recommend the Pinecil!

C++ for 3D graphics programming and creating a game engine. At the same time playing around in Unity, really enjoying it thus far!

Shorthand -- speed reading -- typing faster (goal is 150wpm)

Skateboarding