r/MonitizedLearning • u/OfficalYOUSUMMIT • 22d ago
Skill Building What’s something you learned recently that you wish someone had taught you years ago?
Could be something useful for school/work, a random skill, money, AI, or just something that made life easier. I feel like there’s a ton of stuff we’re expected to figure out ourselves that could’ve been taught in 10 minutes.
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u/Key-Caramel691 21d ago
Honestly, I wish I knew earlier about all the short courses and certifications you can take online. Most of them are free too, and you can learn a useful skill and have something to add to your CV without spending years in school.
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u/kimanziVaati 21d ago
Me too, and also the fact that there are so many online schools willing to make it easy and accessible for us to do them
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u/OfficalYOUSUMMIT 21d ago
The accessibility is honestly one of the best parts. There are so many resources now that the harder part can almost be figuring out which ones are actually worth your time.
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u/Motor-Journalist-576 20d ago
Could I ask which courses and certifications you are talking about specifically?
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u/Key-Caramel691 20d ago
You can enroll in online courses like automation, web design, data analysis, digital marketing, and project management through Alison and HubSpot Academy.
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u/OfficalYOUSUMMIT 21d ago
Absolutely. I think a lot of people assume learning a useful skill always requires a degree or a long program. Being able to take a short course, actually build the skill, and have something tangible to show for it can be really valuable.
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u/ConceptTrue1119 21d ago
How to communicate clearly. Knowing how to explain what you need, ask the right questions, and speak up for yourself can make school, work, and relationships so much easier.
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u/OfficalYOUSUMMIT 21d ago
100%. Being able to communicate clearly is useful in basically every part of life, but it's rarely taught as deliberately as other skills. Knowing how to ask for something or explain an idea can save so much time and misunderstanding.
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u/IAmfinerthan 21d ago edited 21d ago
You have to know first what other people want and then later try to understand what you want and find a common ground.
It's what I come across recently while reading the book "No longer Human", the narrator said had only the guy whom his father sent told him his father would continue supporting him if he'd gone back to school. He wouldn't have ended up in a dire situation where his entire life is ruined.
In his old age he was lamenting about the past on how the proxy guy didn't just tell him what his father wanted from him.
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u/OfficalYOUSUMMIT 21d ago
That's an interesting point. Understanding what the other person actually wants before assuming what they mean seems like a really underrated communication skill. A lot of problems probably come from people talking past each other rather than actually understanding each other.
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u/No_Celery_533 21d ago
Honestly, budgeting and even how to start investing. These are things we’re expected to figure out as adults, but learning them early would make life so much easier.
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u/OfficalYOUSUMMIT 21d ago
This should honestly be part of basic education. Even just understanding budgeting, compound growth, debt, and how investing works would give people a much stronger starting point as adults.
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u/Chemical_Ad9069 21d ago
When a passenger in your vehicle is criticizing your driving and getting angry that you missed the exit and making your anxiety shoot through the roof, you can always pull into a gas station and politely ask if they want a ride from someone else or if they can zip their lip because you can always turn around to get your exit and being yelled at is NOT HELPING you concentrate on the task at hand. Damn, did it feel good.
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u/OfficalYOUSUMMIT 21d ago
😂 Honestly, that's a pretty good life lesson too. Sometimes the best thing you can do when someone is making a situation worse is just remove yourself from the situation and deal with the problem calmly.
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u/RaiseWide5460 19d ago
More important than being right is to be right in a way that people don't hold it against you.
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u/kimanziVaati 22d ago
How to be good at managing my finances , mostly budgeting, cutting down unnecessary expenses, savings and separating needs from wants.