What skill have you taught yourself entirely from YouTube and free online resources that you actually use regularly - the real question

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Cole_25

The internet has made self-teaching almost anything possible. What have you actually learned from free online resources that you use in real life, not just dabbled with?

Looking for genuine examples not aspirational ones

Layla79

Plumbing basics. Fixed three leaking taps, replaced a toilet flush mechanism, and fitted a new radiator valve entirely from YouTube. Each job would have cost 100 to 200 pounds for a plumber. The learning was free

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ScarletDaemon

Touch typing. Keybr.com over three months. I type at 95 words per minute now. I typed at 40 with four fingers before. That skill pays dividends every single day
Opinions are my own. Obviously.

Emma29

Photo editing in Lightroom from free YouTube tutorials. Changed how I use photography as a hobby completely. Never paid for a course

SpinState

Sourdough bread. Several failed attempts following YouTube videos but the learning was in the failures. Now I bake it weekly and understand the fermentation chemistry well enough to troubleshoot

NeutrinoX74

Intermediate Spanish. Duolingo plus a YouTube channel called Dreaming Spanish using comprehensible input. Two years. I can hold a real conversation. Still not fluent but functional

HeartbreakKid

Excel and Google Sheets beyond the basics. Index match, pivot tables, VBA basics. Free tutorials on YouTube and the Microsoft support site. Made my job significantly more efficient

IronQuarry98

Car maintenance basics. Oil changes, brake pad replacement, battery testing. The YouTube repair communities for most car models are extraordinary. A 60 pound job that a garage charges 300 pounds for becomes a Saturday afternoon