I dont feel like being great at anything

If you are not the greatest you are pond scum, get used to it, but that is only to (thier) estimation, (they) are no better than you.

 

No one spends that much time playing Pinball, especially not for 40 years. Maybe for a week, but who cares really.

Some people have natural talents.

No one spends every waking second on one possible thing.

No one devotes their life to yo-yo tricks. Things like this is sometimes simple practice of 30-60 minutes a day.

Who's to judge what one must do?

You are blowing this WAY out of proportion. Because you hate (which is stupid) people that are awesome at stuff, you downplay them and say they are wasting their lives on insignificant things just to make yourself feel better. Honestly, it's people like this who make me sick, but then they don't really bother me because they just tend to dig themselves in a bigger and bigger hole of garbage and I don't like looking in that hole of garbage.

Stop whining.

Personally, when I see people do amazing things that I know takes years of practice, my jaw just drops because it takes pure dedication. I know for a fact they DON'T spend every waking second doing it. Maybe 60 minutes a day TOPS with a day or two off a week. Lots of those people have lives, like family, jobs, other hobbies, and also like to hang out with friends, etc...!!!

 

Get real, if you wanted nothing more than to pull your plonker for 24 a day
where would it get you.

 

Um... YEAH!

Have you ever tried doing something 60 minutes a day and seeing where it leads?

I know some people who go out to play pool once a week and that's it. After a few years, they are just really good. It's like... wow. Only once a week!

Of course, some people spend more time on things like hockey and so on. But then their income depends on it, but don't wrongly assume they have no life. Downplaying people just puts you deeper in the hole of garbage.

Note: The garbage is usually depression and low self-esteem... and so on. I'm surprised I'm even wasting my time on this thread because I never waste time with people who have this attitude. If I do, it's only for a little to try and change the perspective to a better one.

Like honestly, you talk about people with no lives and yet you spend a lot of time on here PF, which is more insignificant to like going outside playing basketball and what not.

Note: PF becomes insignificant when the time spent on here is excessive. I hope you understand what I mean. Yeah, we have PF days sometimes too, but that's fine. Lots of people on here have fantastic lives outside of PF, which is why people always ask and treasure advice on here because there is so much wisdom to be shared and that can only be acquired through good living.

 

I just settle for being good or satisfactory or adquate.

 

Pengwuino makes the world's best deep-fried powdered sugar cheese sticks.

 

Why obsess about being the best at anything? If you can do something well, great. If not, maybe your talents lie elsewhere or you need to develop better skills. Do what you like, and try to learn as you go - you'll get pretty darned good at it. I have been playing guitar for over 40 years, and played professionally for a time, and every time I pick up a guitar, I learn a little something, if only reinforcing basic skills. I have a friend who people around here consider a guitar "god" and he often asks me for tips on how to throw double note bends into a blues solo, and other techniques that are part of my style. Don't try to be "the best" by using someone else's performance as a yardstick.

Example: Who is the best guitarist in this list?
Chet Atkins
BB King
Mark Knopfler
Eric Clapton
Buddy Guy
Vince Gill
Jimmy Page

There is no answer. They are all incredibly good at what THEY do, so apart from matters of taste, such a comparison is fruitless. BTW, since they are playing what they want to play, they have developed styles so distinctive that I can identify them from listening to a few seconds of their playing. Style doesn't come from mindless practice - it comes intuition, experience, inspiration, and the ability to make lemonade out of life's lemons.

 

I feel your pain man. Like beauty, whether a skill skill is meaningless or not ,seems to be in the eye of the beholder. Here is a link to an expertise, that you might want to consider.:rofl:
http://www.ifoce.com/contests.php

And these guys always seem to get their names in the news papers.

 

Let me relate a quick story.

About a year ago, I met a girl who took me out to a salsa club for the first time. I liked it, alot. So much in fact that once a week quickly became twice a week.

I was having so much fun that I joined a training team and for 3 months we were dancing 6 days a week for a few hours every day. This was not work, we were dancing, and having a great time.

Today I teach private lessons, and until recently was also teaching group lessons in a few clubs around the bay, as well as doing shows here and there for exposure and money on the side.

It is not difficult to become good at something if you enjoy doing it.

Nor is it "meaningless," so long as it has meaning for you.

 

Well it surely isnt any worse than the uncountable number of teens and twenty somethings that spend hours and hours each day playing counterstrike or diablo ect. Or the countless of people chasing a ball for hours every week. Sure it might bring them some money if they are truly gifted but thats about it.

Aslong as its fun it isnt a waste. Time is to precious to spend it on boring things ;)

 

Canada is filled with mediocre people. It's depressing, I have less than 4 hours a week to devote to mediocrity and some joker who can afford to practice 7-8 hours a day comes along and underperforms me every time. I just don't have the time to get any worse.

 

Ambition's a bad thing.

The whole world just needs to chill a bit

 

Ambition is Critical.. - Dylan Thomas

 

Ambition would definitely be on Yoda's list of things which lead to the Dark-side