28 “It Can’t Be That Easy” Things That Turned Out To Actually Be Easy When People Tried Them
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Sometimes, we get in our own way far too much. We overthink. We overcomplicate things. We procrastinate. We think of a dozen little reasons why we canāt succeed. But finally taking action (and adding a dash of patience and persistence!) can make us realize that a task was far simpler than we ever thought it could be. Relatable? You have no idea!
Redditor u/UnoAboveAll recently went viral after starting up an interesting thread on r/AskReddit about some of the most memorable āit canāt be that easy/it was that easyā moments people ever had. Weāve collected some of their best stories to motivate and energize you to get started on all of those tasks youāve been avoiding. Meanwhile, check out Bored Pandaās interview with u/UnoAboveAll on dealing with overthinking and learning to embrace potential failure!
Changing my bathroom faucet. I’m a 56-year-old woman that’s never done any plumbing before. Turns out YouTube is a wealth of knowledge. It really wasn’t that hard! I get joy every time I wash my hands knowing I did that.
The day I left my abusive ex husband. I was so scared to leave but scared to stay. But once I broke free other felt so easy looking back in hindsight.
Got a salary request when applying for a job, accidentally wrote double what I meant to write since the number keys were right next to each other. They accepted anyway.
Found a 60ā tv by the dumpster. Plugged it in, didnāt turn on. Looked up common problems with the model number, bought a part on eBay for $20, replaced part, had a huge TV.
when i started my add medication – i never knew how life could be and how easy it was to just get up and do stuff
changed my life for the better and iāve managed to turn so many things around, cant believe it took me 18 years to get diagnosed
One of the kids I babysit was going through a phase of āI want to be a baby againā. Jealous of her sister. Weeks of gentle parenting and such.
You know what worked? I was eating ice cream and she wanted some. I said babies donāt get ice cream.
That was it. She was done.
I was at a locally well known, upscale restaurant one time. I had ordered sweet potato fries, and it came with the most amazing dipping sauce I had ever had. Tangy, spicy, the whole package. So I figured I didnāt have anything to lose, and asked the waitress if I could have the recipe. She said sheād ask the chef, but of course I figured theyād say no.
A short time later, she came out and handed me a photocopy of the recipe. And that was that. Iāve made the sauce a few times since, and itās still just as amazing.
Honestly, after being incredibly broke, I remember how easy everything suddenly seemed when I had money.
Car broken? Get it fixed. Sick? Go to the doctor. Need a babysitter? Hire one.
Money makes everything so much easier and less disruptive to life.
I knew I’d made it when I put my bills on auto-pay.
When I was a kid in the 80ās, my family was broke. We were two pay checks away from living in our car. We did have to live in our car for a few months before my mom landed her job. Anyway, imagine a single mother of three,who works 3 jobs just to make ends meat.
I was just attending jr high school. 8th grade. And I was playing in the back of our house. I noticed something in the dumpster that I havenāt seen before. I fished it out and brought it home. It was a computer. A monitor, keyboard, and tower thing. At that time monitors sat on top of the box. And they were HUGE! Not to mention expensive. I managed to set it up and it was already booting into windows 3.1. When my mom got home, she was LIVID! She thought I stole it. We cant afford anything close to that. No way! But once she saw the grass stains on the side, she knew.
We had that computer for 4 years. It helped me in ways I canāt even believe. Because of that computer, my love of electronics and my curiosity flourished. No, I am not a computer tech now, but I am the resident computer nerd for my family. I make a living online, and I attribute most of my knowledge to what I can google. So yeah! It WAS that easy!
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So I’m a disabled guy. And a little person. Lived my entire life in my parents house that wasn’t at all accessible and was looking to move out into my own apt. I never understook anything by myself much less something so huge.
I got into the waiting list of an accessible apt for “poor” folk. I got it in THREE MONTHS. It literally changed my life. I now live on my own and no one limits how many gummy š» I eat.
Dancing in my wheelchair. I donāt have legs so I never hit the dance floor, but once youāre there, you just move and let go
I had accepted a new job but was anxious about giving my notice at my old job (I had been there for 8 years and really loved my team). I had also been stressed out that I was taking a week off between jobs because it was a stretch financially. I finally set up a meeting with my boss. I couldn’t even sleep the night before.
An hour before I was going to give my notice, my boss’s boss called me into a meeting. With HR. I was being laid off (along with a large number of other employees). They were so sorry, my boss’s boss was in tears. She promised they would “take care of me”. Anyway, I got 20 weeks of severance and a full three weeks of between jobs. Unfuckingbelievable. The best thing that’s ever happened to me.
I was so shocked that I almost started laughing during the meeting and had to pretend I was trying not to cry.
Drinking water.
Went from having issues getting to sleep and then waking up grumpy and tired. Water has changed my life. Thought it would be super difficult to kick soda, but once I tried and didnāt give in the benefits out weight the taste.
Worked on an almost 5 million dollar lighting rig for a concert as a junior guy on the job. We get it all plugged in and patched but none of it would turn on. All the guys were freaking out trying to figure out why. The team collectively had about 150 years of experience.
No one checked to see if the generators were turned on.
I was like no way this is why but I’ll just go check if the generators are good. Flipped stuff on and viola.
I bought a Dyson V7 Vacuum that wasn’t working for 55 Euros on eBay. I thought I’d try to replace the battery with a knockoff and if it didn’t work, send the battery back and sell the dyson for the same money. It didn’t work but I noticed I could register it for warranty. I called the support and (because I like to be honest) told the guy It’s a used device and I didn’t have a receipt. The guy said it doesn’t matter if it’s used as long as the serial number is still eligible for warranty. They sent me a new battery twice and when that didn’t work as well, they told me to send the motor in. A week or so later I received a package with a brand new Dyson V8.
Edit: Forgot to mention: Dyson is really expensive but their support is first class as well. The guy on the phone really did know a lot and was very nice and helpful.
Stopped eating out and started making meals (real food) at home, then started doing the dishes before bed every night so the kitchen isn’t messy. Life is a million percent better and I have way more money.
I started looking for a job last year and got three offers within two months, two of which were significantly higher pay. Made me realize Iāve been sitting around way too long.
I had a hard crush on a boy in my class in highschool, and decided (with a bit of insistence of my friend) to ask him out. I said I liked him. He said “Me too, but about you”
We’ve been married for 7 years. I got very lucky.
I was drunk at a party and saw a cute girl. Stumbled over to her and literally said, “You’re cute, can I have your number?”
Nearly a decade later, she’s next to me with our child asleep on her lap.
Sometimes, getting the date is just that easy.
(To shame her even further, she was *sober!* I was blitzed enough to silence all my normal second-guessing and internal thoughts that get in my own way, but she had a drunken nerd just straight-up ask her out, no small talk or anything, and decided that it was a good idea!)
Lived in Jersey and a friend invited me to a commercial audition at an NYC bar. Went because of bar. Auditioned after 2 beers. Left thinking it was a waste of time. A month later, I get a call that they want to use me for the commercial. Director was the guy who directed the original Space Jam. I got lines and ended up in two of their commercials and got a 40k payday where I thought someone made a clerical error. Started my acting career and now a writer/director/flight attendant.
I wanted to meet my favorite band, so I justā¦ quietly didnāt leave the venue once security started showing people out. I guess they thought I mustāve been a roadie, because they never got on my case. Anyway, I met them, yadda yadda, now Iām a professional concert lighting designer
In my late teens/early 20s I landed several good admin jobs that required a degree I didnāt have. Turns out when they say ābachelors degreeā they just meant āsound middle class on the phoneā.
Edit: There seems to be some confusion with people thinking I faked credentials. I didn’t lie, I don’t know why so many people are assuming that. I just sent in my resume that listed my previous work experience with a professional cover letter, then made sure to call after hours and leave a followup voicemail. All they really needed for the job was someone who can write a professional email and sound good on the phone, so they’d call me back for an interview.
Building a pc. With so many sophisticated videos on youtube that doesn’t explain/teach very well makes me think it’s hard to build a pc.
I tried it once and apparently it was just an adult lego, but easier.
In college the professor advertised an internship and wrote the info on the board. Out of a class of 150 students, I was the only one to apply and I fulfilled my internship requirement for graduation.
