25 Things That Are Cool To Be Good At But Not So Cool To Be Really Good At

This can be useful, but if you’re too good at it things can get awkward.

This is cool to sort of play on weekends before football games, but if you’re joining leagues and whatnot, well that’s slightly less cool.

Beating Angry Birds is something to talk about, but if all do you is beat Angry Birds, you need to reassess your priorities.

Not making noise in the office/library/elsewhere can be nice, but if you’re always sneaking up on people, that might freak them out a bit.

It’s nice to be good at it and have fun during family get togethers, but if you’re too good, those get togethers can turn sour real quick.

It’s a nice party trick, but if this is the only thing you do, it suddenly becomes slightly less cool.

If you’re having fun with friends it’s ok, but once you start winning all the time, that can send the wrong signal about how you spend your free time.

Dancing is always cool, even if it’s a video game. But just like with regular video games, there is a point where more skill leads to less cool.

Whipping out a card trick at dinner can be entertaining. Doing magic for a living though – that puts you in the “potentially weird” category

It’s good to be sort of ok, at least so people’s ears don’t bleed. But if you’re one of those opera singers who crash karaoke parties just to make everyone else feel bad…not cool.

Being good at saving is smart and wise. Being a miser, not so much.

Good wine knowledge can make you seem cultured. Too much wine knowledge can make you seem pretentious.

It’s sort of cool when you can reference movies every now then. It might even make for cool conversation or jokes. But doing it all the time is sure to lose you some friends.

Being good at math is kind of cool, even in school. But if you’re on the math team, that is not quite as cool.

Being ok at jumping rope is nice and it can be enjoyable. Once you start doing tricks though, people might start thinking you’re a little weird.

This is kind of like a card trick…it’s cool in moderation. Once you start getting really good though, the coolness level declines.

If you average below an 85, you’re probably physically handicapped. If you average above a 170, you’re probably socially handicapped.

The first time it happens, people will be grateful. Maybe even the second time. But once you start regularly showing up wherever there is a baby falling out of a window, people might start asking some questions.

This can be useful in rush hour traffic. If you’re too good at this though, you might start scaring your passengers.

Being good at debate or dialogue can be a useful social skill. Being too good can be an efficient way to make enemies.

Most people respect somebody that can make money. Once you get too good though, your new friends usually have ulterior motives and your old friends, well, they’ll still be there but probably think you spend too much time working.

Being good is pretty cool. Being too good will probably raise some eyebrows.

Suppressing your emotions is considered a mature things to do. Smothering your emotions is considered mentally unhealthy.

Getting some discounts is smart shopping. Always bragging about how you bought $600 worth of clothing for 5 cents is annoying.

It’s cool the first time.