List Served #9 – Things Most People Can’t Do Well

List Served is a semi-regular feature wherein I present you with an ordered grouping of (at least tangentially) related points. I love lists and the internet loves ephemeral minutiae. It’s all good.

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• Accept a compliment
• Ask for help without shame or anxiety
• Name their children
• Identify when to use lose vs. loose
• Say no without overapologizing or making long-winded excuses
• Tell a story without stepping all over the punchline
• Correctly identify roman numerals
• Budget, or even think about financial planning without breaking out into a sweat
• Answer the questions, “What kind of music do you like?” and “Where do you see yourself in five or ten years?” without becoming a stammering mess
• Tell time with a sundial
• Throw a split-finger fastball