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Here's How Much money Americans Would Pay to Be Better at Just About Everything

September 6, 2021
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By Zoya Gervis // SWNS
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The average American would pay $5,695.92 to play an instrument, $6,768.57 to be less anxious and $8,192.17 to be good in bed, according to new research.

The study of 2,000 Americans found that people are willing to shell out the big bucks when it comes to being gifted at basic skills. In fact, the average respondent would be willing to part ways with $5,226.68 just to be a culinary genius.

For the ability to be a great public speaker, the average American was willing to shell out $6,220.22.

A study conducted by OnePoll in conjunction with Lingoda.com looked into the dreams and desires of 2,000 Americans and found that the average respondent is willing to part ways with $5,694.20 to instantly be able to speak a foreign language.

From schoolwork to being a better listener, the ability to be good at something leaves Americans willing to pay major money to not have to learn it from scratch.

But it is not just the basic, everyday skills that people would be willing to spend money on. It turns out that when it comes to superpowers, Americans really drop their checkbooks and splurge.

The results revealed that the most desired superpower is healing/regeneration — with the average American comfortably shelling out $142,702.60 for this special gift.

Other superpowers that would make Americans dip into their savings included time travel ($128,278.90), the ability to turn invisible ($123,072.60) and teleportation ($122,966.65).Besides having superpowers, Americans do have skills that they would like to learn. The number one skill was the ability to speak another language — with 54 percent admitting a desire to learn this particular skill set.

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Other skills that piqued the interest of those surveyed include memory skills (43 percent), musical skills/playing an instrument (42 percent) and chef skills/cooking (41 percent).

Thirty-four percent revealed they’d want to be really good at tennis while another 29 percent had a desire for the gift of shooting hoops like LeBron James.

“As society — and younger generations in particular — attach an ever-increasing value to experiences, it makes sense that the top skills are all skills that bring people together. Our language teachers and students live all over the world and these relations don't stay in our virtual classrooms. In fact, the data shows that 70 percent of people chose to learn a language based on wanting to build relationships with the people who speak it," said C.E.O. of Lingoda.com, Michael Shangkuan.

It is no wonder that language tops the list of skills that Americans want to learn. On average, Americans will think seriously about learning something new six times a month, or an average of 72 times a year.
Which means that in a lifetime, the average American will think about learning a new skill 4,320 times.

So what is stopping people from finally learning these skills? For those that have attempted to learn a new skill, the biggest barrier is that the time commitment was too much — with 33 percent revealing this as the reason for giving up on trying to learn a new skill.

Other excuses included losing interest (25 percent), excessive cost (21 percent), feeling like they were not good enough (20 percent) and not reaching the level they wanted to reach (18 percent).

"Learning a language really is a superpower. Fluency in another language will give your career a boost, help you make new friends, even study and work in another country. No wonder more than half of Americans want to learn a new language,” added C.E.O. of Lingoda.com, Michael Shangkuan.

Beyond the things that Americans are eager to learn, the study also showed that 64 percent have wanted to live in another country.

In fact, 69 percent revealed that they would likely live in another country one day — with 22 percent thinking about making the big move just in the last week.

HOW MUCH AMERICANS WOULD PAY FOR THESE SUPERPOWERS
Healing/regeneration                                           $142,702.60
Ability to turn invisible                                          $123,072.60
Manipulating time                                                $128,278.90
Teleportation                                                        $122,966.65
Reading minds                                                    $118,591.70
Flying                                                                  $108,669.11
Super strength                                                    $105,706.27
Moving things around with your mind                 $98,354.86
X-ray vision                                                         $92,339.79

HOW MUCH AMERICANS WOULD PAY TO LEARN THESE SKILLS

Be good in bed                                                 $8,192.17
Be less anxious                                                $6,768.57
Public speaking                                                $6,220.22
Be patient                                                         $6,126.01
Be athletic                                                        $5,922.25
Play an instrument                                           $5,695.92
Speak a foreign language                               $5,694.20
Drive a car                                                       $5,671.02
Be a good listener                                           $5,633.18
Eat healthy                                                      $5,581.84
Stick to a workout routine                               $5,437.28
Schoolwork                                                     $5,336.71

Cooking                                                          $5,226.68

TOP 10 THINGS PEOPLE WANT TO LEARN

Speaking another language              54 percent
Memory skills                                    43 percent
Musical skills/playing an instrument 42 percent
Chef skills/cooking                           41 percent
Artistic/creative skills                        38 percent
Public speaking                                38 percent
Patience                                           37 percent
Dancing                                           37 percent
Athletics/fitness                               37 percent

Listening skills                                 32 percent

TOP 5 REASONS TO STOP LEARNING A NEW SKILL

Time commitment was too much                  33 percent
Lost interest                                                  25 percent
It was costing too much money                    21 percent
Didn’t feel like I was very good at it              20 percent
Reached the level I wanted to reach           18 percent






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