Half the fun of life is picking up new talents, no matter how old you might be. Reddit user Wonderful_Low_1325 recently asked, "Which 'wow' skill is secretly super easy to learn?" Here's what's worth trying the next time you have a free moment:
1."Gardening. I can grow most of my staples really easily."
2."Parallel parking. I could teach you in 10 minutes."
—u/Abner_Cadaver
3."How to build a fire properly. There are just a few things between 'I can't get it going' and 'Wow, you're a wizard.'"
4."Meditation. 10 minutes a day for a few weeks or months, and you will surely notice a lot of differences. Throw in 10 more minutes for some theory to deepen your understanding, and you will feel like you've learned a superpower in no time."
—u/PenAir
5."Origami. Once you learn the basic folds, a lot of origami is just a combination of basic folds."
6."Building Excel workbooks. You can learn pretty impressive and useful workbook skills in an afternoon of YouTube videos. I'm always surprised how many people use Excel to make lists or tables but don't actually utilize basic features to do anything with those lists or tables."
—u/Chemistry-Least
7."Touch typing. Not the easiest of them all, but very well perceived by others. Being able to look at someone whilst typing is a good way to impress them. Also, it makes your life much more efficient, and writing something becomes a breeze. I could never tell how much of an improvement it would be until I learned it."
8."Magic, especially card tricks. The hard part is entertaining people enough so they don't look at the setup."
—u/dandy443
9."Mental math. I'm not talking Einstein-level formulas flying through your head like that meme. I mean, if someone says something like, 'Hey, what's 11x34?' and you rattle off 374 without pulling out your calculator, they think you're a demigod or something. But there are lots of simple tricks, and once you learn the tricks, it's cake."
10."Opening a bottle with a lighter. I used to think it was a cool bar trick, now I open all my Jarritos this way."
—u/Longjumping-Sale-322
11."Chess. It's a really good way to kill time, and for some reason, people think only geniuses play it. You don't even have to be that good. You could be a total novice, but to someone who doesn't know how to play, you'll seem smarter almost instantly. You can easily learn the moves and some basic strategies in an hour or two."
12."Knots."
—u/OpenFinesse
13."Speed reading. Everyone thinks you're some kind of superhuman when you can flip through pages quickly, but it's mostly just training your eyes to stop saying every word in your head. It took me about a month to get decent at it."
14."Driving a manual/stick shift car. I learned everything from YouTube."
—u/Praetorian0930
15."I learned how to make basic balloon animals and swords in a few hours, and now all the kids at family parties love me."
16."Basic clothes mending and altering. You don't even need a sewing machine for a lot of it. In the same vein, basic electronics repair — very often it's just a wobbly solder joint."
—u/spicy-mustard-
17."When you're a kid, how to solve a Rubik's Cube. It's a pattern of like seven different movements, and for some reason, everyone thinks you're a prodigy for doing it."
18."Flipping an omelette with just the pan."
—u/bretthiker
19."You can learn like five chords on the guitar and play a bunch of songs."
20."Embroidery. You don't even need to come up with your designs, you can follow a stencil, and there are so many very, very simple stitches."
—u/smlpaj456
21."Baking. If you can learn to be precise, follow a recipe to the exact measurements, and be patient, you will bake some good stuff! Quality ingredients and cooking equipment also help."
22."Spinning yarn and crochet. The basics are pretty easy, and you get better and faster with practice. Plus, stuff that looks really complex is usually just the basics in various fancy configurations."
—u/BalancedScales10
23."Opening an egg one-handed."
24."Balancing things on your fingertips. The key is to look at the very top of the object."
—u/antoinesrevolt
25."Juggling three balls. Looks impressive, but you can learn it in a weekend."
26."Changing a tire."
—u/OneWrongTurn_XX
27."For me, it was lock picking. I was always impressed by it, and then I learned it and realized how really insecure most padlocks are."
28.And finally, "Cooking. Easiest and also most essential for your survival."
—u/Impressive_Leg3090
