What new skills have you learned since shelter-in-place started?

Question

We don't know yet when could COVID-19 pandemic ends, so picking up a new skill or learning a new programming language/technology could be worth the use of your time. What new skills have you learned or started learning so far? If you are a developer, what learning resources do you recommend?

pmdulaney · Accepted Answer

I've had the time to start writing a book in earnest. I've used LaTeX extensively in the past -- albeit not in the past 5 years or so.
* Refreshed my knowledge of LaTeX using the lualatex engine
* Learned how to use the Memoir class
* Learned how to use the subfiles package (highly recommended!)
* Learned how to version control my chapters using Mercurial / MacHg
* Learned how to use the Zettelkasten tool The Archive
* Switched from Terminal to iTerm2
* Switched (mostly) from regular vim to MacVim (love it)
* Discovered and am using vifm, the vi-oriented file manager (the type of classic nerdy Unix tool I love!)
* Started using Typinator to ease work with The Archive
* Started using aspell - a great spell checker

krupan · Answer

I think I'm getting a better handle on my anxiety issues. Also, I played with Legos for the first time in a long time.

DanBC · Answer

Baking bread using a sourdough starter instead of yeast; noodling about with NodeMCU (really fun and dirt cheap) and BBC Micro:Bit (really fun, not as cheap as NodeMCU but still pretty cheap, and really easy for younger people to get started with); and I've just started pencil sketching. I'm an absolute total beginner, but it's enjoyable.