r/AskReddit 1d ago

What’s a skill almost everyone thinks they’re good at until they meet someone who’s actually great at it?

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u/searcherguitars 22h ago

I used to work at a Shakespeare company, and we had a senior member who liked to say to young actors, moments before we made an entrance, "Don't think about your hands."

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u/Superb_Leg_1585 21h ago

That's the evilest thing I could ever imagine🥹

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u/1Dive1Breath 21h ago

Straight diabolical 

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u/gsfgf 19h ago

Only thing worse would be to tell newbies "you're now breathing manually" before going onstage for a musical.

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u/otheraccountisabmw 21h ago

I’m stealing this.