As a kid, I had to do some soldering, and I hated it. But people change, purposes change, and technology changes as well. Now we have cordless USB-C charged soldering irons.
My ultimate project is to resolder a SATA connector that is broken on my laptop motherboard. Not that I need the laptop, but it’s a goal.
But in the meantime, I got myself a practice project:
I don’t plan to solder all of the components, but it’s a good practice. Also, helps discover stuff that you’re missing. Like the flux that came with the solder is completely crystalized, and not very useful. Same goes for the wire.
I now also understand why people pay 70GBP for a soldering iron, and not 20GBP. While my soldering iron shows temperature, it’s the target temperature, not the current temperature. And it cools very quickly once you start soldering.