Is learning to drive manual hard?

an hour to learn how, a week to be proficient. modern cars have synchromesh gears so all you need to do is release gas depress the clutch switch gears and release the clutch slowly as you re-apply gas.as a beginner may want to use handbrake if starting on a hill to avoid stalling. learning to match rpms to gears for speed shifting can be learned as well but absolutely not necessary.tons of youtube vids but some are full of shit stick to the basic beginner ones you should be fine