Which skill looks effortless when an expert does it, but is actually extremely difficult? – 17 examples of expertise that are harder than they look
10.
‘Hitting a golf ball.’
-TownZealousideal1327
11.
‘Calligraphy, or even just good handwriting.
‘You’d think that if you just go slow enough you could emulate anything, but you can’t. There’s just something to it.’
-ThePowerfulPaet
12.
‘Ballet, making it look effortless is a part of the artistry but those dancers have been training every day since early childhood’
-deltarays_
13.
‘Diamond setting. All they have to do is place a diamond into a setting (often made by a goldsmith who is not them) and bend the tips of the prongs down. In reality, it is extremely easy to snap a claw, set the stone crooked, weaken the claws with your bending, and honestly it’s quite hard to make it all look seamless after they’re done
‘Signed,
‘A goldsmith who hates setting’
-Brilliant_Chemica
14.
‘Folding fitted sheets! Always ends a hot mess and just balled up.’
-SnarkySouthMouth
15.
‘Illustration. I used to be a graphic designer and learned to draw many ideas quickly and clearly. Now I’m a middle school art teacher. I have to remind myself to go slow because otherwise their brains explode when I sketch a tree or face or something in 10 seconds.’
-PeachyPesco
16.
‘A proper looking haircut. And apparently you don’t learn it only by watching your barber relative doing it.’
-MaterialRoll1919
17.
‘Brick laying. It’s almost an art getting everything lined up and even. People that are good at it just stack bricks and mortar like nothing.’
-Fritzo2162
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