<p>Can someone explain what this is? It’s been alluded to a few times in various threads</p>
<p>seeming to glide effortlessly accross the water while underneath the surface there is frantic paddling going on.</p>
<p>pretty much. Think of a duck as subverting all anxieties in order to maintain an appearance of calm. One author has also introduced the term “hummingbird” for the opposite which is of course, a student who frantically twits from event to event all while making their twitting perfectly known and thereby possibly intensifying the appearance of stress. Read more [here](<a href=“http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2007/5/16/naturalPhilosophyInDefenseOfStanfordDuckSyndrome”>A ‘Za Star). Hope this helps!</p>