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Sense Of Direction: 32 Basic Things That People Are Terrible At
Most people have a certain skill that, even though very basic and mastered by most people around them, still doesn’t come easy for them.
Among the examples are activities and processes as basic as proper breathing or folding fitted sheets, while the reasons behind it may vary from a person’s innate qualities, lacking patience, good teachers, or practice to simply not caring enough about it.
And these people are listing these kinds of basic skills they aren’t very good at, answering one Redditor’s question: ”What is the most basic thing you are terrible at?”
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#2
Remembering somebody's name. If a person comes up and says, "Hi, I'm Jim Peterson," I will have forgotten it by the time I've said "Hey. I'm NoxWild."
#3
My attempts at folding fitted sheets are a chaotic masterpiece. It's like wrestling an octopus into submission every time. Does anyone feel me?
#4
Sleeping. It takes so long to fall asleep. And I wake up wide awake multiple times a night. Nightmares constantly. I’ve tried all the things. Dark, light, silence, noise (tv, fan, white noise). I’m exhausted. I have a sleep study on April 29th. Cross your fingers they can help me cause your girl is sleepy.
#5
Comforting sad people. I'll literally just stand there and be like, "you .. .you want some water?"
#6
Small talk. I turn every casual conversation into an awkward dance of random facts and nervous laughter lol
#7
Sense of direction. I navigate around well due to memorization. I have no feeling of which way to go. I can get lost after using the restaurant bathroom easy.
#8
Handwriting. It doesn’t seem to matter how hard I try it always looks like a drunk spider has stood in ink and wandered across the page. Edit: Not a Dr so please ignore any medical advice I give out
#9
Parallel parking. It's like my car has a force field that repels itself from the curb I swear
#10
1. Socializing 2. Making new friends 3. Making small talk 4. Dancing That last one [is bad] because I come from the DANCINGEST family. Every [darn] wedding it's a line of people trying to get me on the dance floor. Don't get me started on bachelorette weekends and the hours of clubbing they inevitably entail. People think I'm shy but I'm not, if I could dance I WOULD dance. I just have zero rhythm. I look like an injured cow having an epileptic fit when I try. So I don't subject myself, or others, to a public performance. I shouldn't be criticized for this. I should be THANKED.
#13
Breathing. My lungs have collapsed twice to fatal levels. Spontaneous Pneumothorax. I had to have surgery to permanently glue my left lung to the skin of my back. I still occasionally feel them have "mini collapses" once or twice a year. But Anything less than 25% or so (I am not a doctor) can fix itself. This makes strenuous activity, like going for a jog, a bit difficult. If I feel that familiar pain, everything stops for that day.
#15
I'm Filipino, I'm supposed to sing like an angel. I'm part of the 10% of the population who cannot sing to save their life.
#17
Making pancakes. I can cook otherwise, I can bake, but for whatever reason, I can’t make pancakes.
#19
Throwing. I can throw a ball, but not far or fast. Never been able to. I'm in good shape, I got a good build, but don't count on me to be QB in your football game or pitcher on a baseball team. Something about my arm I just can't get it very fast.
#20
Well, as my mom will tell you, in kindergarten I failed at skipping. They even put a note on my report card. So don't ask me to skip for you, I can't do it.
#23
Any DIY. I grew up with a father that could do anything and really well, electrics, plumbing, plastering, carpentry, mechanics, you name it. I can drill a hole in a wall, and that's about it.
#24
Cooking, like I'll literally mess up the most basic stuff. I even managed to burn instant noodles once lol
#32
Reading an analog clock. I am 30. I am a teacher. Edit to clarify: I know how it works. I can tell the time but I can't look at it and tell instantly. I have to go through a whole process, the same as when you're learning this. So it goes like this in my mind: okay, the big clock hand is at 6 so it's half, then look at the small one.. I taught myself how to read and write when I was 4 and have an iq of 124 but my brain won't let me tell how to read a clock instantly.
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