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Are there things where people consistently underrate their skills?


To give a serious answer I read somewhere: unicycling. Very few people can actually ride one, so if you can ride a regular bicycle you are probably above average at unicycling.


> Very few people can actually ride one, so if you can ride a regular bicycle you are probably above average at unicycling.

I don't understand, are you saying that the average person can't ride a bicycle?


Unicycling is seriously difficult! I failed at learning to ride one.


Courage.

/straight face


Procrastination.


Math.


Rating things


Empathy


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