Academic twitter: What seemingly "useless" hobby has provided you with unexpected, helpful skills for your work? I'll go first: Playing chat-based RPGs for half of my life has given me the ability to write convincing vignettes, especially those involving interviews/conversations.
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Me too, but I guess even when I was a kid I didn't think it'd be useless :P
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I never thought when I was 11 it was useful. Hahaha.
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Maybe because I grew up near Silicon Valley it was more obvious to me. True story: In my 5th grade year book I put I wanted to be a systems administrator when I grow up....

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Also, dad is a nerd soo... I blame him
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NERDS UNITE
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