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Ask HN: What cool skill or project interests you, but feels out of reach?

124 points akktor | 4 comments | 09 Jun 25 12:41 UTC | HN request time: 0.442s | source

This question's for all those cool projects or skills you're secretly fascinated by, but haven't quite jumped into. Maybe you feel like you just don't have the right "brain" for it, or you're not smart enough to figure it out, or even worse, you simply have no clue how or where to even start.

The idea here is to shine a light on these hidden interests and the little (or big!) mental blocks that come with them. If you're already rocking in those specific areas – or you've been there and figured out how to get past similar hurdles – please chime in! Share some helpful resources, dish out general advice, or just give a nudge of encouragement on how to take that intimidating first step.

Let's help each other get unstuck!

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redog ◴[10 Jun 25 19:18 UTC] No.44240375[source]▶
Making enough money to retire
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1. captain_coffee ◴[10 Jun 25 19:22 UTC] No.44240419[source]▶
Any realistic strategies that you have considered in order to try achieving that? Genuine question.
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2. dgfitz ◴[10 Jun 25 19:38 UTC] No.44240591[source]▶
Genuine answer: I buy a lotto ticket like once a week. ~100 bucks/yr seems like a decent risk/reward tradeoff once over a certain tier of income.
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3. redog ◴[10 Jun 25 19:47 UTC] No.44240696[source]▶
Working. In my 30 years employed I've managed to invest enough to make up a little. I've probably 24 years left. I think I can more than double my 401k in that time but that still won't be 1M

If crypto keeps going up there's a chance my 3k investment in it eclipses my 40yr 401k so I'm hoping for that....

4. redog ◴[10 Jun 25 19:49 UTC] No.44240710[source]▶
I may try Gambling at the end