‘What is something people assume is easy until they actually try it?’ – 22 activities you’d definitely be rubbish at
13.
‘Pull ups look very easy when someone who can do them does them. When I tried I could only do one and with great difficulty.’
–cslaymore
14.
‘Translating. So, so hard to do properly.’
–Electrical-Cat1126
15.
‘Golfing. Even at a mediocre level.’
–MsVeronicaLux
16.
‘Not eating when bored when you’ve done it for years.’
–221BagEnd
17.
‘Parallel parking. Looks easy until there’s one car behind you and suddenly you forget how hands work.’
–Widee_Side
18.
‘Being a model for an art class. I did this (clothed) for extra cash while I was a student. I earnt £12 an hour and could only do a few hours at a time as it was so physically demanding to hold a position for so long. Sometimes they would ask me to repeat a short five second passage of movement over and over for 20mins at a time. Minutes felt like hours and I would ache for days afterwards.’
–horfor
19.
‘Drawing is easy, drawing what you want is not.
Tell someone to draw a house, and they can do a stick figure house. Tell them to make it 3D and minds will melt. Then add in shading, shadows, reflections and scale – People will be giving up. That is all with a simple and recognizable object.’
–bwurtsb
20.
‘English. Everyone with an internet connection and a music stream has SOME knowledge of it. But actually being good at it, that is HARD.’
–flabellinida
21.
‘Photography. Many people think it’s just holding a camera and pushing a button but then their eyes glaze over when you try to talk to them about composition, colour theory, lighting, RAW workflow editing, etc.’
–AntEaterApocalypse
22.
‘Taking a break from your using your phone.’
–kelleehh
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