Click and drag on my new MacBook--why so hard?

PhilipH wrote:

Why is click and drag so difficult (seems inconsistent) on my new MacBook Pro? I've been doing on Macs for years, suddenly I'm having trouble. Some preferences adjustment I need to make?

Thanks.

Try turning off Force Touch on the trackpad setting

>System Preferences>Trackpad

How to use the Force Touch trackpad - Apple Support

There are other settings there to make it work better for you, ex:

Turn on three finger drag for your Mac trackpad