Ever since I was a little boy, I have never been able to figure out how to make a paper boat. Paper airplanes of different kinds were no problem - but boats were a different story.
It turns out that I just needed the right motivation. There's something about your little boy thinking that "Papa can do anything" and begging you to make him a paper boat like his teacher did that motivates you to figure it out. And I did. Today, I successfully made my first paper boat!