Curiosity and learning new things are two of the highlights of life. There’s a lot of joy to be found in doing an activity you’re semi-interested in, starting off incredibly incompetent, and then struggling past failure after failure to get better, step by step. Not only does it build character and discipline, but it’s fun!
However, not everything that looks impressive is as difficult to get to grips with as it seems at first glance. In an enlightening AskReddit thread, internet users revealed the skills you can develop far quicker than you think. From origami and magic to lockpicking and more, scroll down to check out what’s “secretly super easy” to learn.
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#42
Speed typing on keyboard. Literally get compliments all the time. What they don't know is that my parents forced me to do a speed-typing course for a year as a kid. Very happy about it today.
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16points
#44
Spent 13 years as an electrician, basic electrical knowledge will save you a fortune on DIY. Literally 2-3 hours of learning.
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15points
#45
Converting to PDF (sigh), basic Excel skills, and knowing how to format in Word and PP make some bosses go crazy. Not to mention fixing issues for your coworker that frantically asks you where their bookmarks went or why their screen is sideways because they have a habit of shortcut keying themselves into the weirdest commands.
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14points
#46
Harp. If you're going to pick up a musical instrument, and you want to impress people quickly, go with harp. Unlike many instruments, it sounds good even from the very beginning - so you look better at it then you are.
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12points
#47
Okay no hate.....
Piano... To play absolutely incredibly well like concert level is years and absolutely difficult
...but tbh enough to impress someone who has never actually played or no music experience you really just need to learn a few left hand chord progressions of some pop songs and your good to go.
Piano... To play absolutely incredibly well like concert level is years and absolutely difficult
...but tbh enough to impress someone who has never actually played or no music experience you really just need to learn a few left hand chord progressions of some pop songs and your good to go.
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11points
#48
Magic. Especially card tricks. The hard part is entertaining people enough so they don’t look at the setup.
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10points
#49
Whistling with your fingers. Looks like black magic until you try it for 10 minutes and suddenly you're summoning taxis like a wizard.
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10points
#50
Retired hairstylist here. How to turn a bad hair day into an I-Own-The-Day hair day.
Wet it and I mean soak it so that you break down whatever wave patterns are going on in the hair. This is one reason hairstylists keep water spray bottles at their station. They can reset that hair anytime they need to. Add product and shape with a hairdryer. Easy.
Wet it and I mean soak it so that you break down whatever wave patterns are going on in the hair. This is one reason hairstylists keep water spray bottles at their station. They can reset that hair anytime they need to. Add product and shape with a hairdryer. Easy.
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10points