Post by sometimesrunner on Jul 17, 2024 16:49:15 GMT -5
-untangling things -pouring things; soap, shampoo, condiments—if you need something decanted into another container, I’m your girl. -typing/filling out repetitive forms. I get into a good rhythm with the tabs and can just fly.
I find four-leaf clovers more with unusual frequency. Never when I’m looking specifically — I’ll just be walking in the yard or walking the dog and there one is.
knowing the name of obscure 70's/80's/90's band names/song or album titles. i used to play a game with my old SO to see who could get the song name first.
I am a super good driver and parallel parker. I can also draw straight lines and perfect circles freehand, and can cut really straight lines. I also have really good handwriting on my whiteboard (important skill for a teacher).
Also, I have OCD and I imagine this is all somehow related.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
I find four-leaf clovers more with unusual frequency. Never when I’m looking specifically — I’ll just be walking in the yard or walking the dog and there one is.
SAME! I think it's because I always am looking down when I'm walking...apparently, most people don't?
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
Post by arehopsveggies on Jul 17, 2024 18:07:32 GMT -5
If you asked my husband, he’d say creating dinner out of random ingredients. He says his favorite meals are when I say I just threw stuff in a pot.
I’m in a really writing heavy college program right now, and am realizing I’m pretty good at sitting down and cranking out 10-15 pages. Sick of it, but good at it.
Post by mountaingirl on Jul 17, 2024 18:12:08 GMT -5
Finding things. Misplaced items
Hearing a commercial or something and recognizing the person behind the voice Knowing how much of an item there is. I can see that there is 1 Cup of whatever left. I’m a pro at putting leftovers in exactly the size container needed Feeling something and knowing the weight
In any given situation with multiple lines, I'm really good at choosing the slowest one every time. Not really a talent, but it's weird how consistently I choose the worst option.
I read very quickly. Before I was a parent, I could get through 5-6 books a day.
I am good at most design and creative things, cooking/baking, party/event planning, style; I'm a competent artist and designer.
I think I give fairly good advice and would have loved to have an advice column.
So many questions… Were these short books? Do you have a job? How long does it take you to finish a 200 page book? How often do you go to the library or buy books to go through 6 a day?
Post by lilypad1126 on Jul 17, 2024 18:47:32 GMT -5
Directions. I go somewhere once and remember forever how I got there and what’s around once I get there.
Untangling things.
Building furniture. I really wish I wasn’t good at this, lol.
Making my way through a crowd. Like, at the concert I went to last weekend, both my mom and cousin commented at how good I was at weaving through and not getting caught up.
Reading the room.
oh and packing! I can pack for most any trip in 20 minutes flat and I’m good at fitting SO MUCH in my carryon!
First off, this was before I was a parent, so when I was a teenager through my very early 30s. I'm lucky to get through 100 books a year now. I was a hyperlexic child and very verbal. It's really just an interesting party trick in the day of chat GBT, and I suspect it's more common on this board than the general population. One of the reasons I'm here at all was I was looking for things to read, lol. It would have been really helpful if I say, worked in publishing 50 years ago. My husband reads not quite as fast but just about and started his career in publishing.
Were these short books? Like short stories or a novella? No. Just regular novels. Something challenging or unexpectedly long would take longer but most American fiction goes very quickly for me.
Do you have a job? Yes, I have an executive-level marketing position. My career started in journalism, where being able to digest a large amount of information quickly is quite helpful! I'm also a very fast writer and sometimes wrote 5-7 articles a day.
How long does it take you to finish a 200-page book? I haven't timed myself lately but probably an hour and a half, depending on the topic. Nonfiction/academic reading is different than reading for pleasure.
How often do you go to the library or buy books to go through 6 a day? I have always been a heavy user of the library. I would typically take about a dozen out at a time. But I also spent a lot of money on books before readers. We have three rooms in our house that you could consider a "library" between me and my husband and I probably haven't bought a physical book since 2010 or so. We've purged over the years but own thousands of books between us.
ETA: I am *spectacularly* bad at math. Really, really bad.
Pulling out the report published in 1989 that has the exact factoid someone is looking for, and knowing that report exists. This is my most useful career skill at the moment.
In general, I do list of this mediocriously. This is apparently not a word, but describes me.