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Is there something you do effortlessly?

Asked by zenele (8260points) August 2nd, 2010

Alternately, is there something you wish you could do effortlessly?

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johnnydohey's avatar

I Think effortlessly, but I wish I could kill-myself effortlessly

zannajune's avatar

I can bake rather effortlessly.

I wish I could speak effortlessly. I tend to stumble on and forget my words.

Dr_C's avatar

Absorb mass amounts of information.

YARNLADY's avatar

I come up with tons of really great ideas.

If only I could bring them to fruition.

NaturallyMe's avatar

Appear aloof. But that’s because i don’t allow things that i don’t consider important to bother me. My family can’t believe that i can be so calm and seemingly “uncaring” in some annoying situations.
Also, i seem to be able to procrastinate important matters effortlessly. I wish i was NOT able to do this one.

nikipedia's avatar

Take standardized tests. Make food taste delicious.

In thinking about the second part of your question, I decided probably not. I wish I could run faster, I wish I could get more done at work—but the effort expended getting better at these things is kind of the whole point. If I could do them effortlessly, they wouldn’t be as valuable.

OpryLeigh's avatar

I really can’t think of something that I do effortlessly. Even the things that I am good at, I have to concentrate on. Maybe that’s because I am a bit too much of a perfectionist. There are plenty of things that I wish I did do effortlessly.

ipso's avatar

Making lists (like some people have to lock the door multiple times.)
Soul surfing technical DH
Carving Latigo Canyon
Making homebrew
Watching amazing movies

JilltheTooth's avatar

Chat. Can someone teach me (gently, please) how to shut up? :-)

partyparty's avatar

Effortlessly:- Care for my family
Wish I could do effortlessly:- Be more confident

ucme's avatar

Ooze charisma. Well that’s what i’m told, so may as well go with the flow.

partyparty's avatar

@ucme And don’t forget modesty…... :-) LOLL!!

ucme's avatar

@partyparty Hey leave her out of this, she’s a lovely girl, bit shy doesn’t like the limelight ;¬}

partyparty's avatar

@ucme Ha ha love your answer!!

Austinlad's avatar

No. Even the things I do best—especially the things I do best—require sometimes great effort. For example, I’ve been writing professionally and privately since I was 10 years old, yet I still get a little freaked at the sight of a blank screen or piece of paper. And the process that follows, getting that poem or short story or piece of Web content and even this comment down right, is often long and laborious (albeit rewarding). Someone once told me, if it’s easy for you to write, you’re not a writer. Oh, and writing is one of the things I do best. You should see me try to cook!

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

I can throw pottery with minimal effort.I wish I could lift huge amounts of weight effortlessly ;)

Cruiser's avatar

I can play guitar and cook quite well and I wish I could ride a unicycle effortlessly while playing my kazoo. I have always wanted to lead a parade that way wearing my purple bedazzled overalls!

MyNewtBoobs's avatar

I wish I could write effortlessly. Right now I only talk effortlessly.

zenele's avatar

@Cruiser Thanks for the image.

partyparty's avatar

@Cruiser Oh please, please, please let us see a photo of those purple overalls :-)

Austinlad's avatar

@papayalily, writing often and well is far, far more important than writing effortlessly. Trust me on this.

MyNewtBoobs's avatar

@Austinlad I did mean writing well. Not just the ability to string letters together into words, but the ability to make those words turn into sentences that are coherent and communicate effectively.

Austinlad's avatar

@papayalily, I understand completely. I was making a general observation about writing (and when I say writing, I automatically mean well-crafted writing) rather than your writing. Sorry if it seemed like a dig.

MyNewtBoobs's avatar

@Austinlad I didn’t take it as a dig, I just meant that we are on the same page. Because… I go on that exact same rant all. the. time. Bloggers wanting to be taken seriously as journalists but then exploding with rage every time someone dares to tell them that they misspelled a word, because serious journalists are more concerned with vast quantity than any kind of quality…. It’s a whole thing with me.

Cruiser's avatar

@partyparty Here they are in the garden before I pimped them out!! I have applied for the Labor Day parade and you will have to wait till then for the after shot!—;))

partyparty's avatar

@Cruiser I am waiting :-))))))))

YARNLADY's avatar

@Cruiser—you might enjoy this picture of a guy on a unicycle wearing nothing but paint.

Dewey420's avatar

Hmm…well….let’s see I…. no….....hmm…..maybe wait no…....oh I procrastinate rather effortlessly. But really tho, I can put something off for as long as it takes to never think about it again.

Cruiser's avatar

@YARNLADY That looks painful! I was never aware I was hurting the “boys” that much in that way!! X0

bob_'s avatar

I don’t mean to brag, but my girlfriend is one happy woman. OH SNAP!

Also, make inappropriate/dumb jokes.

TrkReznor's avatar

Hell yeah, Halo and Guitar Hero!

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