18 skills you can master in 10 minutes or less

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Rome wasn't built in a day.

The hard truth is that there just aren't quick fixes for most things in life. It takes time to gain experience and build up an expertise in most fields.

That being said, other abilities are easy to pick up after just a few minutes, as this helpful Quora thread pointed out. These tricks can really save you a lot of time and hassle when it comes to life's little problems.

Here are some of the best responses from the thread, with a few tips of our own thrown in: