You work and work and work until you drop dead. That sometimes seems to be the American way. At least the American way of a certain generation. Now of course it is true that one cannot be afraid of hard work, but it shouldn't be consuming your life. There are more efficient ways to be productive. Why make things more chaotic? That is the new thought. However the game plan of working smarter doesn't always succeed. Often life and work is just plain difficult.
Redditor u/noyki86 wanted to know how some work ethics didn't go over so well by asking.... Work smart instead of hard - When does this not apply?Foundation First.
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjg3MDM0Ni9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1NTQ2Nzk2N30.OIvZYxUP38ZsHNomms0BRXhMG34nWliLzu5zTjzPFM4/img.gif?width=980" id="3f649" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f30e243bd44d277e11246a58498c8cf8" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="270" />Giphy<p>Whenever you've just started a new job. While I hate the mentality "We do it this way because we've always done it this way", often there are good reasons for why something is done a certain way. Understand your job fully before you start altering the way you do it. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ffsuk2/work_smart_instead_of_hard_when_does_this_not/fk0hysm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">Alwin_</a></p>Less for Less.
<p>I had a job that was task oriented- and hourly. I had a list of the same things to do every night to the property and I would sign out and go home whenever I was done.</p><p>I ended up getting more efficient at my job after doing them everyday so I was doing my tasks faster so I was done faster so they would send me home earlier so my checks got smaller and smaller.</p><p>In this case when I worked smarter it just got me less money. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ffsuk2/work_smart_instead_of_hard_when_does_this_not/fk0ibim?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">BlersianDonuts</a></p>Patience.
<p>When you've only just started learning something. When you know nothing, you can't know what's best to learn so just get started. After you've got your bearings, then you can assess what is best to learn and start working smart.</p><p>Some people might say choose a good course but I'd class that as working hard, not working smart. Someone else has done the thinking bit for you! <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ffsuk2/work_smart_instead_of_hard_when_does_this_not/fk0dp7d?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"> TannedCroissant</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/TannedCroissant/" target="_blank"></a></p>"paid by the hour duuuude"
<p>When you are paid hourly. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ffsuk2/work_smart_instead_of_hard_when_does_this_not/fk0ewvk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">NowMoreAnonymous</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ffsuk2/work_smart_instead_of_hard_when_does_this_not/fk0ewvk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"></a><span></span>Used to work with an American chef (in a steakhouse in Australia) who worked at a singular pace regardless of speed of service or time constraints. His favorite words, in a heavy accent: "paid by the hour duuuude"! <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ffsuk2/work_smart_instead_of_hard_when_does_this_not/fk0jcrx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">criti_biti</a></p>Lift Bro!
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjg3MDM0OC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1NDMxNjcwNX0.1lfhotYb1_tQD48sjqqX0Iz5JnU8T4xROtiCE-uHqYM/img.gif?width=980" id="0082b" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="bd86e819b6b863319aee36216aeb0b20" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="474" data-height="474" />Giphy<p>Weightlifting. You can try and find the optimal program... but you'll have more success just picking something and then working your butt off than anything else. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ffsuk2/work_smart_instead_of_hard_when_does_this_not/fk0gfyj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">pm_me_some_kitties2</a></p>Coded.
<p>Coding contractor work paid by the line or letter. Yes you could spend a good 20 minutes making sure your regex is right and have that function be 4 short lines long. But you could ALSO make it a massive if/else statement and get it up to 60 lines <em>easily</em> then you gotta act like a first year CS student and make really long unnecessary comments about every single line, to double that count! <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ffsuk2/work_smart_instead_of_hard_when_does_this_not/fk0prm4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">TGotAReddit</a></p>Cracked!
<p>During CPR. Smart helps, but it's hard work if you're doing it right. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ffsuk2/work_smart_instead_of_hard_when_does_this_not/fk0blyx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">drunken_monkey9</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ffsuk2/work_smart_instead_of_hard_when_does_this_not/fk0blyx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"></a><span></span>Its quite common saying in med field that "During well performed CPR you might crack few ribs. BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO CRACK THEM ALL!" <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ffsuk2/work_smart_instead_of_hard_when_does_this_not/fk0e1cf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">Zourtyx</a></p>Don't make yourself redundant.
<p>When "working smart" means automating your own job. Your boss will be really thankful - and fire you because you're no longer needed. Don't make yourself redundant. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ffsuk2/work_smart_instead_of_hard_when_does_this_not/fk0ekso?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">EzraSkorpion</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ffsuk2/work_smart_instead_of_hard_when_does_this_not/fk0ekso?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"></a>I made myself redundant once, the company just put me somewhere else. I then made THAT position redundant (this company wasn't exactly a model of efficiency), and they put me somewhere else. Getting rid of an employee who finds efficiencies where no one else has certainly happens but if you're working somewhere that isn't 100% short-sighted there's a good chance they'll want to keep you around. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ffsuk2/work_smart_instead_of_hard_when_does_this_not/fk0gt1v?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">nph333</a></p>Up & Go!
<p>Moving. Former mover for about three years here. Your job is literally to pick people's crap up, put it on the truck, take it to the unload and pick it up and put it in their house. The amount of times I had to stop and tell co-workers to quit messing around with trying to engineer some solution to make it easier to lift stuff. Like naw, man, just pick it up and go.</p>Put in the Work!
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjg3MDM1Ni9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyMzE4NTQ2Nn0.v2EVp3LoNM-wkyGC2mmpTtGk6f5NA5veSSsz5pjOMpM/img.gif?width=980" id="06c32" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="b9c6c1136933872d25cfcb06fd05c508" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="343" data-height="253" />Giphy<p>When you're in college. You wouldn't believe the number of students senior year that still wanted to cheat to get the grade. If you don't know the content and aren't willing to put in the work, you shouldn't get the chance to compete in the job market or design and build things that transport people. (Aerospace Engineering). <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ffsuk2/work_smart_instead_of_hard_when_does_this_not/fk0j3dl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"> fearlesspoet</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/fearlesspoet/" target="_blank"></a></p>People who can speak more than one language astonish me. I just don't seem to have the ear or the jaw memory. Some languages feel completely made up by drunk people. When you overhear a conversation in a foreign tongue and it's spewed at warp speed it feels like people are just communicating through telepathy.
Redditor u/ask-if-im-a-parsnip wanted to hear from communication experts about the different kind of sounds our mouths make by asking..... Linguists and bilingual folks of Reddit, what are some interesting quirks particular to one language that we may not know about?
"A thousand devils!"
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjg3MDIxMS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzMzYyMDA1M30.ZaXxh9BOeHf-NBrlASzIZwl9eeG87z4xn9VJiwNliJs/img.gif?width=980" id="9f3de" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="6b9f36d449fd271eb3e9032dcb4195db" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="320" data-height="244" />Giphy<p>Swedish: Many mild curse words (similar to "darn") are just numbers (or old-fashioned ways to say numbers):</p><ul><li>Sjutton också! ("Seventeen also!")</li><li>Tusan! ("A thousand!")</li><li>Attans! ("Eighteen!")</li></ul><p>Apparently, this came from expressions like "A thousand devils!", but which were then shortened and mild into just the number. "Sjujävla" (seven-deviled?) is still used as an intensifier. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fe2a6q/linguists_and_bilingual_folks_of_reddit_what_are/fjlq73q?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">TypingLobster</a></p>Tapestry.
<p>In Swahili, only three colors have "direct" words: black (nyeusi), white (nyeupe), and red (nyekundu).</p><p>All other colors are comparatives, e.g.:</p><p>green - rangi ya kijani: "the color of leaves"</p><p>gray - rangi ya kijivu: "the color of ashes"</p><p>maroon -rangi ya damu ya wazee: "the color of the blood of old people." <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fe2a6q/linguists_and_bilingual_folks_of_reddit_what_are/fjm1fip?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">mlimame</a><span></span></p>Traditionally.
<p>The Navajo word for tank is "chidí naaʼnaʼí beeʼeldǫǫh bikááʼ dah naaznilígíí". Traditionally Navajo does not use foreign words and instead forms its own using simpler words, and so the word literally is "a car that crawls with a gun on which people sit".</p><p>For those asking, the word car is an onomatopoeia of a ford model T engine and the word gun from the word 'to explode'.</p><p><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chid%C3%AD_naa%CA%BCna%CA%BC%C3%AD_bee%CA%BCeld%C7%AB%C7%ABh_bik%C3%A1%C3%A1%CA%BC_dah_naaznil%C3%ADg%C3%AD%C3%AD" target="_blank">https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chid%C3%AD_naa%CA%BCna%CA%BC%C3%AD_bee%CA%BCeld%C7%AB%C7%ABh_bik%C3%A1%C3%A1%CA%BC_dah_naaznil%C3%ADg%C3%AD%C3%AD</a> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fe2a6q/linguists_and_bilingual_folks_of_reddit_what_are/fjljz14?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">dario606</a></p>Explain Celine.
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjg3MDIyMS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxNDU5NjI1MX0.xoLF8tsckXiKsmRKj8CkCxyUX-y3mTG1aJjFaTBxhxM/img.gif?width=980" id="c9b61" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2adaf033045b84347ed020d9dbb8aed4" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="300" />Giphy<p>In French French the word "gosses" means children, but in Québécois French that word means testicles, so if there's an old guy who's very enthusiastic about showing you a photo of his gosses, better pray he's French. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fe2a6q/linguists_and_bilingual_folks_of_reddit_what_are/fjlmynm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"> Callalilly45</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Callalilly45/" target="_blank"></a></p>For the Love of Liver.
<p>Something I find funny about Farsi is the saying "jeegaret-o bokhoram" which is an expression meaning "I love you" but it literally means "I want to eat your liver". Similarly "jeegare mani" means "You are my liver", though this one makes a bit more sense because it's like saying "I love you so much you're a part of me".</p>Buy a Vowel.
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjg3MDIxNi9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2MDYxMzU5NH0.nyMn_eYtlJZnhLYaasyCUGmfQB5nUQ3ehs3vuRnZvRk/img.gif?width=980" id="e2040" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="471affb309157095bc999f4f9d1bfd67" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="400" />Giphy<p>In Romanian, you can build a sentence out of vowels only: "Eu iau o oaie" - "I take a sheep"</p><p>EDIT: As publicly requested, here's <em>an attempt</em> to pronounce this in English (just not very accurate):</p><p>Yeaw yow oh wa-ye. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fe2a6q/linguists_and_bilingual_folks_of_reddit_what_are/fjlho8m?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">Vladimir-the-Great</a><span></span></p>Billions.
<p>I learned today that a billion in Spanish isn't the same as a billion in English. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fe2a6q/linguists_and_bilingual_folks_of_reddit_what_are/fjllwr3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">sololloro</a></p><p><strong><em>Edit: </em></strong>For context, I'm American and I was talking to my Colombian coworker. Apparently the "other billion" is more universal than I thought and Americans are just...wrong. Which isn't surprising! </p><p>Even in English, you get the traditional British billion (which no one really uses any more) and the American billion. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fe2a6q/linguists_and_bilingual_folks_of_reddit_what_are/fjlopon?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">FakeNathanDrake</a></p>The King's Speech.
<p>The Korean alphabet was single-handedly invented by the King in the 15th century. He was tired of writing Chinese characters in Korean, so created a completely different writing system that was easier to learn and more adaptive to the Korean language. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fe2a6q/linguists_and_bilingual_folks_of_reddit_what_are/fjltngd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">-__bean__-</a></p>"Ó o auê aí, ôu!"
<p>In Portuguese....</p><p>"Ó o auê aí, ôu!" can be understood as "Hey, check out this messy situation that's going on over there". It's old slang but quite universal. Another meaning would be something along the lines of "Dude just stop, you're making a fool of yourself".</p><p><span style="background-color: initial;"><em>Edit:</em></span> Brazilian Portuguese, that is. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fe2a6q/linguists_and_bilingual_folks_of_reddit_what_are/fjlub0x?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">Enigmagico</a></p>Oh Danny Boy.
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjg3MDIzNS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0NzI0NjE3N30.LWzHDDzr8ICkWbB8s5uA7gbZM6zLwvkYSL0dkrLhU74/img.gif?width=980" id="c4c01" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3c9813590835bdb4c4abbebbd3297204" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="333" />Giphy<p>Irish people (particularly older generations) have their own version of English where they say sentences in an order that makes no sense grammatically but it makes perfect sense to any other Irish person. This is because the sentences are directly translated and word order is strange in Irish. Also as a result of this we say certain phrases that make no sense to anyone (I'm irish living abroad and I keep forgetting this).</p>People need to calm down when they are bestowed a little bit of "power." It's of course a great thing to be trusted with more responsibility at works, it makes you feel seen and that your work is appreciated. And it is of course a fantastic quality to make sure everyone is working together so that everything is running at 100%, but let's remember that a little power makes you no better than anyone else. Nobody needs a parent at work or a snitch, just do your job and be pleasant. You're not the HR police... unless you are the HR police.
Redditor u/namey___mcnameface wanted to discuss the ego trips some people have had to be witness to by asking.... What's the least amount of power you've seen go to someone's head?
Keep Reading Conan!
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjgzOTIzNi9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyNzc5NDU1M30.ZGbHEGFWAQgi8UNc6JmesvL7Hh59FYgkc5bxFGoFols/img.gif?width=980" id="95f32" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="02fe511619c1f06bb876329aa43c4122" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="270" />Giphy<p>Teacher here: We had a school librarian here who berated the children about the most minor infractions and even questioned kids about why they wanted a particular book. She would often yell, "this is MY library." The kids called her Conan. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/faz5fq/whats_the_least_amount_of_power_youve_seen_go_to/fj1gck9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">alphasquatch1968</a></p>Theatre Patrol.
<p>I ran a movie theater. One guy was told to go and do a theater check, which was basically ensure the emergency exit was closed and that no one was doing anything unruly. Dude really got off on telling people to put their feet down. He was studying to go into law enforcement. I was legit scared by how much he delighted in getting into people's faces because he felt he had real authority in this scenario. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/faz5fq/whats_the_least_amount_of_power_youve_seen_go_to/fj1n622?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">chalmun74</a><span></span></p>"in charge"
<p>I left a kid "in charge" of the classroom while I stepped outside for two minutes to consult with an administrator.</p><p>I came back and he had a list of everyone who needed to be suspended.</p><p><strong><em>Edit: </em></strong>no, his name was not Dwight, for everyone asking. Also, holy crow 5k upvotes and more in the comments, surprised this resonated with so many people. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/faz5fq/whats_the_least_amount_of_power_youve_seen_go_to/fj1a6m3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">becauseiamtheDM</a></p>So Fast. So Stupid.
<p>My friend put a cold air intake in his '95 Honda Civic.</p><p>Some guy was trying to pass him on the freeway and my buddy was like, "let's show these guys what real power looks like," then he floored it. The car gently accelerated to maybe 75mph before we overtook the other car, but my friend acted like he just won the Indy 500. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/faz5fq/whats_the_least_amount_of_power_youve_seen_go_to/fj1howz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"> J-Dizzle42</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/J-Dizzle42/" target="_blank"></a></p>Objection Mom.
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjgzOTI0Mi9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0MTEwNzI5NH0.z6P3icQYA7m8ORm-sHM9jRol8wXBnSsBA1U7YcIH6xQ/img.gif?width=980" id="fcc53" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="56d8c1bb64a9dfe9e1177cfe25fafe2e" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="245" data-height="250" />Giphy<p>My mum took my dad to court. The court agreed with her on the littlest thing and now she let the power of that go to her head and thinks she is going to win every court order.</p><p>She has lost at least 2. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/faz5fq/whats_the_least_amount_of_power_youve_seen_go_to/fj1moto?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"> ChrisJamesCostello</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/ChrisJamesCostello/" target="_blank"></a></p>Mind your business Karen!
<p>At my company of 80 people we have an "HR assistant" that is inexplicably in charge of the receptionist. She does nothing but make the receptionists life miserable, and has for the previous 4/4 receptionists.</p><p>She'll reprimand them for: their clothes, posture, smiling too much, not enough, arrangement of workspace, cleanliness of workspace, keeping water at the desk, keeping food at the desk, using the bathroom too much, etc. It's like she saves all her anger in her whole life and takes it out on the only person who is obligated to listen to her. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/faz5fq/whats_the_least_amount_of_power_youve_seen_go_to/fj1kx0c?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">gertgertgertgertgert</a></p>Senior Moments.
<p>I work on a team of programmers.</p><p>One of the guys is terrible, and screws up all his projects. But for some reason he's never been fired, and he's been with the company forever.</p><p>Somehow, he got it into his head that he had "seniority". So whenever the boss would be out of town for a day, or call in sick, he'd immediately start walking around asking people what they're working on and assigning them tasks, as if he were the manager.</p>This is how I do things.
<p>Mom had a house-cleaner that came every 2 weeks for about 3-4 hours each visit.</p><p>The cleaner would rearrange Mom's things, including items in her "curio cabinet," kitchen cabinets/counters, and other personal areas (like her jewelry box, figurines, and hygiene items in the bathroom).</p><p>When Mom asked her to please stop doing that, the cleaning lady said: "This is how I do things. If you don't like it, find someone else!" <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/faz5fq/whats_the_least_amount_of_power_youve_seen_go_to/fj1tsr7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">Back2Bach</a></p>Discord.
<p>Moderator of a discord <em>channel....</em></p><p>Not the whole server, just one particular channel with a couple dozen people, out of a server with nearly 10k users.</p>Genghis freaking Khan.....
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjgzOTI0My9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2Mzc4MDY1N30.S7Wc84VDq9S3Pn6lXEXkKfsFpNaR2jmMH6XnK5vNDRo/img.gif?width=980" id="ef4cc" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3aab7941986ffc0af01abaf57ef97365" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="201" />Giphy<p>You'd think the guy driving the miniature car that writes tickets for meter violations in my town was Genghis freaking Khan. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/faz5fq/whats_the_least_amount_of_power_youve_seen_go_to/fj17mfe?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">jwfowler2</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/faz5fq/whats_the_least_amount_of_power_youve_seen_go_to/fj17mfe?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"></a>I was once parked in a loading zone in front of the restaurant I worked in <span style="background-color: initial;">loading</span> a catering order in my car. I was told that wasn't allowed? When asked what a loading zone is for if not loading, he could not give an answer. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/faz5fq/whats_the_least_amount_of_power_youve_seen_go_to/fj1p38k?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">latka_gravas_</a></p>Sometimes you're just not meant to master something. Some people can't swim, others can't figure out Geometry -- WHY DO WE EVEN NEED GEOMETRY ANYWAY?! It's ok not be brilliant at everything. We all have our strengths and weaknesses... that is life. It does make any of us less special than the next person. Let's chat about it.
Redditor u/Stationerylover_ wanted to know who would admit that they finally hit a wall by asking.... What's something that you've never learned to do?
Before Dark.
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjc4NzI5Ni9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxMzQ4OTQ3NH0.DHJ6sbhYC-5aXqDUFslCX0CVZX8VzO583gTvOidp8lc/img.gif?width=980" id="767bf" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="6b120eb1f8ddf94a2819d02743311bd0" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="360" />Giphy<p>Hold the light just right for my dad. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi5d8c5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">bestestbuddy</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi5d8c5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"></a><span></span>Lol lol lol, that was strategic failure--the sooner he got pissed, the sooner he'd send you back to whatever you were doing. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi68bnd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">JeeplessinSeattle</a></p>"There are no electrons"
<p>I really want to understand how electricity works. Like Volts and Amps and Current and Watts and all that stuff. I've read and watched videos but it just doesn't click for me. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi4s21o?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">BobDogGo</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi4s21o?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"></a>Try the book "There are no electrons". It reads more like a novel than a text book. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi5czdk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">pyrosteve75</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi5czdk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"></a><span></span>And when you understand it a bit better you can watch YouTubers like eevblog, electroboom, Bigclive etc. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi6ivwn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">SA1278</a></p>Sleepytime.
<p>Going to sleep at a reasonable time. Been like this since I was teen and I don't see it changing anytime soon. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi4m6n4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">Bkgrime</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Bkgrime/" target="_blank"></a><span></span>Been that way more or less since I could talk. I had a bedtime when really young, but I'd play or read in bed. Parents eventually gave up trying to force the issue. Sleeping just always seemed like a waste of time, especially at night when things were quiet and you could get stuff done. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi5g5ef?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"> yParticle</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/yParticle/" target="_blank"></a></p>Realizing Later.
<p>How to deal with confrontation. My dad had anger issues when I was growing up and he would scream at us. It was terrifying and now as an adult idk how to handle arguments with anyone. I just get so scared and anxious. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi4sn2h?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">rattus-domestica</a></p>Tie Me Up.
<p>Tie a tie. I'm 32 and have worn a tie about 5 times in my life and have to google it every time. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi4ks67?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">ElToberino</a><span></span></p><p>My dad is 66. He doesn't wear a tie every day but has to for work things two or three times a month. Whenever he used to buy a new tie, he would bring it over to <em>his</em> dad on his next visit and my grandpa would tie it for him and my dad would just loosen the loop to put them on over his head and then tighten again and never untie them.</p>Astounded.
<p>I've always wanted to learn how to write. I write a lot for school and work, but damn - when I read other people's works I'm constantly astounded.</p><p>Who woulda thought my inadequacies were so universally shared? <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi4phvv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">AmIGoingToCollege</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi4phvv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"></a><span style="background-color: initial;"></span>Head over to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/writing/" target="_blank">r/writing</a> if you haven't already.</p><p>The main thing you MUST do in order to write... is write. It doesn't have to be good. It just has to be done. And much of writing is REwriting, editing mostly.</p>A Second Talk.
<p>Learn a new language. Have tried multiple times and ways but can't seem to stick with it which sucks because I would love to be able to be speak fluently in a second language. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi50lno?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">cid_highwind_7</a><span></span></p><ol><li>Travel to France</li><li>throw passport away</li><li>???</li><li>Profit <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi5cxqe?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">MerleErEnPerle</a></li></ol>Salt water issues....
<p>Swim underwater without holding my nose. I wish I could but I just haven't really been able to get the hang of it. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi4kad1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">Santa-Carla-Vampire</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi4kad1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"></a><span></span>I was around 8 or so on a cruise when a older boy, around 11 or 12, saw me holding my nose when I went under water in the pool, and he sat with me for a while and taught me. </p>Say Hi.
<p>Talk to people without them talking to me first. I always end up feeling left out on stuff. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi4k2pr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">lilliferaft</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi4k2pr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"></a><span></span>Same here.</p><p>I'm forcing myself to try new things -- like, there's a wood carving class I've signed myself up for -- and I'm trying to say "hello" to a few people and to talk to the person I'm sat next to.</p><p>I've been literally on my own every day for years now, so I'm trying to force myself to be a person again. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi5hdk8?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">elegant_pun</a></p>DMV Fail.
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjc4NzMyNi9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxODQ4NzQ0N30.__tmpg0JNkvktlFHcl7jFX3p-B2yMdgiAjAUI-kRzDo/img.gif?width=980" id="63001" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d1d9b400477ca2a2f26ac14d7d1fa132" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="278" />Giphy<p>Drive. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi4e40l?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">rumdiggie</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi4e40l?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank"></a><span></span>Don't worry, most people who do drive apparently never learned either. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/f6fkuo/whats_something_that_youve_never_learned_to_do/fi4vpic?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">V1per41</a></p>Secrets will always find a way out. Every family... every person has them. So be prepared to divulge. Often we learn that divulging is a necessary for the world. We all have demons, secrets and skeletons, if only we could discuss with others. Some secrets are crazier than others, that is part of the fun.
Redditor u/wangalex1 wanted to know who was willing to discuss some family tales long hidden by asking..... What part of your family history is interesting, rare, scary or disturbing?