Dabbling for me isn’t so much how good I am at something. It’s more about how hard or interested I am at getting better at it.
I’m learning German and French. German is a hobby. I want to be good. I actively think about how good I am, where I could be better and ways how I can achieve that goal.
French? I’m working through Duolingo, but if I can’t remember words, get stuff wrong. Who cares. If I can’t speak worth a darn. Who cares. I know more now than I did two years ago. Thus, I dabble at French.
Piano I want to be a hobby. I’m trying to get better at it. But I’m afraid that now H works mornings full time and I will never get a moment to myself at home for the rest of my life - or his - it’ll become a dabble. He says I can play when he’s home, and I can. But it’s not the same. I need absolute focus. And even if he doesn’t bother me, 30+ years experience of constant interruptions when I ask for 30 min alone has me on edge the entire time. Maybe it’ll get better. It’s only been 1.5 weeks. I hope so.