While at the Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, Thrice, and Gaslight Anthem show this weekend, I started thinking about what skills I have that I don’t use. The first thing that came to mind is music related. I played percussion for maybe 10 or 12 years. I was good, quite good actually, and now, when I pick up something, I’ve still got a lot of my ability. I’m just very rusty. I would love to use this skill, but with the time that I have, I have chosen to focus on guitar and singing, and I’ll admit that I’m only mediocre at both.

What though could I accomplish if I focused less on my mediocre skills and more so on my well-developed skills? Would it be worth my time? Could I create something better, more influential, etc if I went with a developed skill? I do not yet know.

What skills do you have that you’re not using? Did you make a conscious decision to not use them? Or, did it happen without you realizing it? Do you think you could accomplish more if you began to emphasize a long forgotten skill?

Tags: Alkaline Trio, forgotten skills, Gaslight Anthem, guitar, percussion, Rise Against, singing, Thrice

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