I am generally afraid of meeting new people, and was trying to fit in grad school. I guessed I’ll be able to connect with people if I tried new things (spoiler: it didn’t work). But I started to find comfort in learning new things, so I made a list of random interesting things that I can’t do, and which can be learned to an intermediate level in a 2-4 weeks.

I plan to dedicate time on a best-effort basis. Here’s how the progress has been so far.

Currently learning

1. How to moonwalk.
2. Conversational ASL.

Done

1. Nov 2023: Revised Chemistry 101 from undergrad.
   
2. Dec 2023: Learnt conversational Spanish.
   
3. Feb 2024: Learnt solving Rubik’s cube in 30 seconds - PR 25.65 seconds (28.13, averaged over 10 attempts).
   

To-do

1. Swimming.
2. Juggling 3 balls.
3. Using chopsticks to eat rice.
4. Playing Another Love on the Piano.
5. How to pick a lock.
6. Driving in the US.
7. Whistling fluently.
8. Baking a Pizza from scratch.
9. Learning how to tie a tie.
10. Counting upto 50 in 50 languages.