What is much more difficult in practice than in theory?

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HighlyVolatile · Accepted Answer

I sometimes want to call this entire category "art". The more practice dominates over theory and knowledge, the more it's an "art" as I see it. Because you can't teach students this like science or mathematics and expect them to do well without a lifetime of practice even if they ace exams.

I can spend all day teaching an art student perspective, anatomy, form, composition, values, color theory, etc, but that says nothing about how well they can draw. I can likewise teach someone the proper technique to sprint as fast as possible but that hardly means they'll be able to compete against Usain Bolt.

Phoenix-gb · Accepted Answer

Dating:

Theory: Find someone you're attracted to and get along with, enter a relationship, get married if you want to, have kids if you want to, otherwise work together to live happily ever after.

Practice: Infinite sole crushing rejection.

Agape93 · Accepted Answer

Starting a fire without matches, lighters, flammable liquids or pre-made fire starters.

Renaynay · Accepted Answer

climbing back up the mountainside after you slide down. im very sore today 😐

RJJ33666 · Answer

Relationships of any kind, we all think that we are masters of certain types of relationships. Parental, friendship, love or anything of your thought, but reality is that you are only good at one relationship with a certain someone. I have met a seriously large amount of people who think they are the best at specific kind of relations, especially romantic ones, but in truth they are just good at it with their own respective person.

Anonymous · Answer

It is possible for a classical physic setup to predict how system evolves given an initial condition. Weather in theory could be predicted perfectly knowing the initial conditions (i. e. where is all the air molecule and what is their velocity), but of course there’s no way we could every hope to find that out.

ChrisMaster69 · Answer

Base Jumping.

Guy13 · Answer

I need some Parameters please. Is your focus Pragmatism or Theoretical supremacy⁉️

Andres77 · Answer

Generally much more because you have to commit resources and effort

bulletbob555 · Answer

Relationships. We have answers for others but sometimes unable to fix our own. Its great in theory until you add emotion.

HaveNoName · Answer

Avoid backbiting like it is one of the biggest sins in mankind.

bowenw · Answer

Pulling out as a form of birth control.

DanaeAdam5 · Answer

Recovering from addictions, parenting, marriage

NathanDavis · Answer

it's been said already, so... self-discipline

SuccessfulHornDog · Answer

Moderation Patience Eating right

CuriousMufuxka · Answer

Women!

Anonymous · Answer

Understanding people.

DeepPassionateLover · Answer

Economic Theory

Drumlin2001 · Answer

Relationships

MrtoddsWildRide · Answer

My gym membership

call_me_scar · Answer

Life

Babygirl_S · Answer

Meditation.

Jay3344 · Answer

Parenting

Aiko_E_Lara · Answer

Losing weight

noohair · Answer

Discipline

msc545 · Answer

Relationships...

bananathunder · Answer

not getting off...

StrikeJam · Answer

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