I’ve always been impressed by people who possessed great skills*, or were pursuing things that would reward them with great skills. The ones acquired from years of studying a serious hobby like drawing or bread baking. This is why whenever I meet someone new I always ask them what they do for fun — how they spend their free time**. Their answers usually reveal whether they have (or will have) great skills or not. If I think they are doing something worth pursuing I tend to find myself imagining what it would be like if I were doing it too. I imagine the new skills I would have as a result of doing the activity, and it puts a warm smile on my face and gives me a strong sense of bliss. In general, pursuing and acquiring new skills (and, hence, new knowledge) have always made me a lot happier than buying and owning material things.
