‘What’s the most ‘use it or lose it’ skill?’ – 23 talents to keep practicing or give up forever

13.

‘Interviewing. I hadn’t done one in a few years and, man, my skills have atrophied.’
–stoic_stove

14.

‘Rock climbing. There’s some technique involved but the forearm strength needed for sustained climbing is extremely perishable.’
–ustupid_2

15.

‘Socialising. You need some kind of connection isolation makes it real hard to reintegrate.’
–Ambitious-Mongoose-1

16.

‘Surgical skills. I’m not a surgeon but I work in surgery. It prolly varies depending on specialty some but Cardiovascular Surgeons often tell me they feel rusty if they go a couple weeks without doing any surgeries.’
–traws06

17.

‘Using your brain. Thats genuinely why AI is making us stupid.’
–dystopiancrimescene

18.

‘Backing up a trailer. I used to work landscaping and had to back up trailers nearly daily. I got pretty good at it. About a month after leaving that job I remember helping my Dad launch his boat. It felt like I was backing up a trailer for the first time.’
–8fmn

19.

‘This reminds me of the fact that Gary Oldman had to hire a voice coach to relearn his own English accent because he had been living in America for so long.’
–Anxiety-Spice

20.

‘Rollerskating. Ask me and my doctor how I know.’
–Alas-Earwigs

21.

‘Running. I was once running long distance 3, 4 times a week for months, then I stopped for a few weeks, when I went to run a 5k after that it felt like I never ran in my life.’
–mateusarc

22.

‘Writing in cursive… or just hand writing period. I’ve been told my script is beautiful and through years of not using it (keyboard instead) I’ve noticed a severe decline. I have to really concentrate to make it legible. Sad really.’
–Inevitable_Bet4965

23.

‘Riding a bike, apparently. I forgot.’
–junipyr-lilak

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