‘What’s a skill almost everyone thinks they’re good at until they meet someone who’s actually great at it?’ – 21 things we all suck at, actually
13.
‘Any trade. Don’t get me started with some of these DIY folks on this site. Yikes.’
–QuantumBeef
14.
‘Reading other people. Everyone thinks they can do it but almost no-one actually can.’
–Kinglycole
15.
‘One of my college roommates was a top 100 ranked chess player in the world. I was just a guy who knew how to play chess. The one time we played he beat me so handily it was insane.
‘And he did it with a blindfold on. And then he repeated the whole game back to front and then front to back to show me what I did wrong. And then I stopped thinking I was good at chess.’
–thedkexperience
16.
‘Listening. Everyone thinks they’re doing it but most people are just waiting for their turn to talk.’
–tlf_crew
17.
‘Doing makeup. You think you’re good until you watch someone do a flawless full face in 20 minutes.’
–MissLilyJones
18.
‘Vehicle diagnostics. My dad and grandpa have worked on cars as a hobby for decades and their ability to just listen to something for less than a minute and tell you exactly what’s wrong is uncanny.’
–iAMgnarrshy
19.
‘Everyone can follow a recipe and make something edible but then it gets to a pinch or a snazzle of this and that and it’s complete magic at that point.’
–ptapobane
20.
‘Breathing. Sure, we can all breath to keep alive. Then you watch someone who can hold their breath for 10 minutes (and do things) and realise – yeah, I’m an amateur.’
–cdlaurent
21.
‘Logic. Specifically, formulating coherent, logically valid arguments.’
–PrimusPilus
22.
‘Ha, joke’s on you, I’m good at nothing.’
–HakuohoFan
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