{"id":918,"date":"2020-11-05T16:11:38","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T16:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1326916"},"modified":"2020-11-05T16:11:38","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T16:11:38","slug":"making-a-task-look-easy-doesnt-mean-it-stops-being-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=918","title":{"rendered":"Making a task look easy doesn\u2019t mean it stops being hard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Boris is the wise ol\u2019 CEO of TNW who writes a weekly column on everything about being an entrepreneur in tech \u2014 from managing stress to embracing awkwardness. You can get his musings straight to your inbox by signing up for his newsletter!<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

A few weeks ago, I saw two incredibly athletic women perform a pretty impressive workout. They were hanging from bars and passing a weight to each other. It meant using only one arm to hang from the bar, while using the other to pass the weight. And in between movements they\u2019d rest the weight on their knees, while still suspending themselves from the bar.<\/p>\n

I was thoroughly impressed, so I suggested trying this with my personal trainer. The next time I met him, he tried to first prepare me by explaining how incredibly difficult that workout actually was.<\/p>\n

I wasn\u2019t deterred though, the workout looked fun and I really wanted to give it a go\u2026 and then we actually did it. Just simply hanging from the bar with one arm felt like I was being torn apart, and that was without adding the weight! I couldn\u2019t even get to that before collapsing.<\/p>\n

I realized the real feat they had pulled off was not being able to do<\/em> the workout, it was making it look<\/em> easy. However, that doesn\u2019t mean it was.<\/p>\n

Few days after my gym blunder, I had to make an important company announcement. I prepared for it well and the presentation wasn\u2019t that long \u2014 but it left me completely exhausted. I spoke to a colleague afterwards and she remarked, \u201cjust because you know how to do it, and do it well, doesn\u2019t mean it isn\u2019t hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was refreshing to be reminded that a difficult task you enjoy or are good at still takes energy to complete.<\/p>\n

Someone who does a job and makes it seem effortless spent a lot of energy to get to a point where it looks that way \u2014 whether it was in the form of building strength, acquiring knowledge, or dealing with emotions.<\/p>\n

You know you\u2019re dealing with an expert when they make an impressive task seem natural and seamless. But don\u2019t be fooled. Expressions of emotions, applying strength, and using acquired knowledge takes real effort and needs to be acknowledged and rewarded with gratitude \u2014 no matter how easy the expert made the task seem.<\/p>\n

Can\u2019t get enough of Boris? Check out his older stories here<\/a>, and sign up for TNW\u2019s newsletters here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Published November 5, 2020 \u2014 16:11 UTC <\/p>\n

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