I was surprised at how terrible this answer was. The fact is there’s plenty of things that you can say in that circumstance:

“My last opportunity was great, but I wanted to develop in my profession, so I took some time to learn new skill ask a new skill why so I would be an even more valuable asset to my next employer. “ I mean, you have to make that one true, so spend a little bit of time learning Quicken/Ruby/how to operate another kind of dish sterilizer/a better method for pollinating the corn crop. Read an online tutorial, try to teach yourself something.

There’s plenty of others, but that’s my personal favorite.