Question: While leveling in Skyrim I put a perk in a tree, but now I feel like it is wasted, since I've found blowing things up with spells is much more fun than stabbing things with a giant sword. 

Is there anyway for me to recover the wasted perk? I'm on the PC so I was guessing console commands could help.

Answer: 
If you are on PC, you can use the console to add and remove perks.

**Finding a perk id:**  

help [name of perk] 4  

*help Armsman 4*

**Removing a perk**  

player.removeperk [perk id]  

*player.removeperk 00079342*

**Adding a perk**  

player.addperk [perk id]  

*player.addperk 00079342*

Notes: 

* You can use the PageUp/PageDown keys to scroll the console.
* Use double quotes when searching for a perk with a space: "Steel Smithing" -yx
* The [UESP](http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Template:Skills_in_Skyrim) has the perk id for all the skills. -Mark Trapp
Alternatively to cheating, there are other options:

1. Get yourself killed, your perk won't be saved.
2. Quit the game abruptly without saving, your perk won't be saved.
3. Although not really fair, you could return to a previous save game.