The Importance of Doing Things You’re Bad At

When was the last time you threw your whole-heart and passion into something you knew you would be awful at? And when I say awful I mean fall-flat-on-your-face-so-hard-you’d-become-a-viral-meme-on-the-internet awful. Not any time recently? Don’t blame you, not many people are willing to dedicate time and enthused energy into imminent failure.

I’m a career-focussed woman: all my energies and hobbies are tailored towards either personal or professional growth. I spend my spare-time researching productivity methods, reading books, writing articles and video scripts to improve my writing. I learn French, study graphic design and I have spent many months trying to wrap my head around finances and financial investment (a topic which makes me feel painfully naive).

However, up until last year, very little of my life was dedicated to anything non-work related. That was until one day I decided to adopt one non-essential hobby. I started dancing. Truth be told, reader, I suck at it.

I suck majorly.

I leave most classes suppressing tears of agony from the embarrassment branded on my cheeks. I never realised how inadequate I was at simultaneously moving my arms and legs until this point in life, let alone moving my feet in different directions and in different angles in accordance with rapid-fire beats.