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Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 32 People Delivered
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Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 32 People Delivered

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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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#1

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 32 People Delivered
Doing anything while someone is watching.
13points

#2

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 32 People Delivered
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."
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13points

#3

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 32 People Delivered
Comforting sad people. I'll literally just stand there and be like, "you .. .you want some water?"
11points

#4

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 32 People Delivered
Small talk. I turn every casual conversation into an awkward dance of random facts and nervous laughter lol
10points

#5

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 32 People Delivered
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
9points

#6

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 32 People Delivered
Parallel parking. It's like my car has a force field that repels itself from the curb I swear
9points

#7

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 32 People Delivered
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. 
8points

#8

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 32 People Delivered
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.
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6points

#9

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 32 People Delivered
Eating just one chip.
6points

#10

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 32 People Delivered
My attempts at folding fitted sheets are a chaotic masterpiece. It's like wrestling an octopus into submission every time. Does anyone feel me?
5points

#11

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 32 People Delivered
A signature that doesn’t look like a child forged it.
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4points

#12

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 32 People Delivered
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.
4points

#13

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 32 People Delivered
mental arithmetic
3points

#14

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 32 People Delivered
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.
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3points

#15

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 32 People Delivered
Self-care.
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3points

#16

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 32 People Delivered
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.
3points

#17

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 32 People Delivered
Driving. 29, never learned.
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3points

#18

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 32 People Delivered
Replying to messages.
3points

#19

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 32 People Delivered
Peeling a hard boiled egg.
3points

#20

Where oh where do I start. Let's see:
Comforting People
Doing things when watched
Explaining things to someone without speeding up cuz if I slow down I start losing all thoughts
Handwriting
Acting normal
Holding a conversation with a stranger
Staying still
3points
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