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 Prompt #45: Do you enjoy learning new things? What's the last major topic/subject you learned something about? I definitely enjoy learning new things. I don't think there's ever been a time in my life where I haven't been learning something new, because I'm the kind of person who will think of something, or listen to someone else bring something up and go, "I should look that up and familiarize myself with it a little more." I'm at constant risk for disappearing down Wikipedia rabbit holes for hours at a time.  I also have a lot of different interests, so even if you discount the random bits of trivia and various odds and ends, I do have specific subjects that I will get really into for a long period of time until my interests wanes or I feel like I've exhaustively researched the topic to the point where continuing to dive deeper would pretty much be turning it into a professional interest. Right now, my two main interests are Dungeons & Dragons and Formula 1. My interest in D&D was rekindled a little over a year ago, when a friend invited me to join his gaming group. Over the past several months, I've been re-learning how to play, but also getting seriously into the online TTRPG (tabletop roleplaying games) community where I'll watch livestreams of active games, YouTube channels with advice for players and Dungeon Masters, and check out a lot of other resources. As an adult, I've played D&D off and on for years, but always as a bit of a casual hobby. This time, it feels like a real serious undertaking (as serious as I was about playing as a kid), and it's been fun to do a deep dive on the game and it's community to see how much I can learn and evolve my game. I found myself fascinated by Formula 1 after watching DRIVE TO SURVIVE on Netflix. I burned through the first six seasons in the span of a couple of months, started researching the teams and their histories, and then just watched the seventh season of the show (which was about the 2024 F1 season) in preparation for the current F1 season which started a few weeks ago and I've been following closely. I burned out on tennis after following it closely for several years, so I think this is filling my "pretty much only interested in one sport at a time" slot in my interest matrix. I really love how this sport isn't just about the drivers; there's a whole strategy, set of logistics, and business around managing the car and resources for the season, which I find just as interesting as which drivers end up on the podium.Prior to these two interests, I spent a considerable amount of time learning a whole lot about: 1. Government / Politics 2. Self-publishing 3. Tennis 4. Cooking 5. Construction / Home Renovations |
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