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>>7996635
exactly the kind of answer I need.
thank you for soothing my autism anon

>>6659502
28yo here, been NEETing for 2 years.
I recently picked up speedrunning as a way to learn how to learn a skill. Picked my favorite game, which I can replay several times and not get sick of. I have invested maybe 100 hours into it thus far, and I will not strive to get WR or anything. I just want to beat an arbitrary "good time" I picked for myself, and now that I'm 3/4 of the way there, it's starting to get a little harder, less forgiving.

I'm learning a lot about how I behave under frustration when I can't do a trick. How to adapt when I can't do something, but still find a slower route that isn't too bad. Closing the gap in information when there isn't any available. Learning to improve consistency over precision, except in critical points. I'm learning about how burnout can happen even if you enjoy what you're doing. And how quickly unpracticed skills go away. But how quickly they might return once you resume with focus.

I have learned things in the past, of course, but they were mostly passive (school/uni, foreign languages etc.). In order to succeed in my field, I need tangible skills, which are more about doing than absorbing knowledge. So this speedrun is a small-scale project to tickle my sense of exploration so I can apply what I learn to a real craft.

And many speedrunners who are top players have all that it takes for this kind of thing. I honestly believe some just don't give a shit and are contented with a simple life. But some are definitely too autistic to do anything else.

>>3837661

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7J6kgH5lEU