According to Greatest Reactions, they recently shared a list of skills that can put you ahead of most people in the world, and skateboarding is one of them.
They explain that being able to skateboard is rarer than you might think.
Only about one percent of the global population actively skateboards. It takes balance, coordination, and persistence, which leads many beginners to quit before they ever get good.
Skateboarding may look fun and casual, but learning to skate a handrail, kickfliping massive gaps, or even just riding a bowl requires a lot of practice.
Those who stick with it end up mastering a skill that most people will never try or achieve.
Other skills on the list also highlight how uncommon certain abilities are.
For example, solving a Rubik's Cube puts you in the top five percent of the world. If you can skateboard and solve a Rubik's Cube, then you already have a combination of skills that most people do not.
Even things that might feel ordinary can separate you from the majority.
Driving a manual car is one of those skills. In the United States, only about eighteen percent of people can drive stick shift, so knowing how to do it gives you a small edge over most drivers.
These skills show that being willing to learn, practice, and develop abilities outside of what most people focus on can make a real difference.
Skateboarding is not just fun, it represents a mix of patience, coordination, and determination.
Combine it with other uncommon skills, and you have a set of abilities that truly puts you ahead of the crowd.
Greatest Reactions Posted:
"Some abilities feel ordinary until you realize how few people can actually do them.
Balance, coordination, focus, pattern recognition, the kinds of things that go unnoticed day to day. They don’t look impressive on paper, but stacked together, they separate people quickly."