I wanna know your strengths.
Dig it.
-J :soledance:
I wanna know your strengths.
Dig it.
-J :soledance:
sucking cock.
-D
This is what I was going to say.Quote:
Originally Posted by sycld
First impressions (both ways... I'm good at making them, as well as judging character from them)
honestly, it's a reflection of my low self-esteem that i don't think i have anything else to put :shifty:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nadia
my adviser did say that i was one of only 2 or 3 students he's had that has an actual potential to become a real scientist...
i'm not exceptionally good at anything i would want to be exceptionally good at
Modesty in this thread.
Knowing drug brand names and their generic names. Pretty much a must know in the pharmacy world (unless you work at CVS or Walgreens)
I think I can say, more than most things, I have excellent recall of just about anything. It's not photographic, but I wouldn't put it far from it.
As soon as I meet somebody face to face, I never forget their name. Also I'm a fairly good swimmer. Not fast, just strong.
im good at being useless
the irony about most people is that while they hold themselves in too high esteem, they also are reticent to talk about their own strenghts.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOriginalGrumpySpy
I can play a guitar better than almost every non-professional musician i've met.
well it's one thing to think you're all that; but it's quite another to be brave enough to admit itQuote:
Originally Posted by sycld
also, i get the feeling that part of it is that they are scared that they are wrong about their own abilities and don't want to be called out about them.Quote:
Originally Posted by gwahir
Yeah it's common. The ability to stand back and recognize a certain aspect about yourself that you think you excel at isn't bragging nor is it show-offish, but rather a good gauge that you also accept you are weaker in other areas.Quote:
Originally Posted by sycld
Of course, there is always someone that will trump you, but that's the defeatist way out. By assuming you aren't good at anything is very depressing.Quote:
Originally Posted by sycld
I'm the best there is at smoking weed. Does that count? Also it's only a good ability if what you perceive of yourself is true.
some may recognize their abilities, but not want to dwell on them or brag about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by sycld
no i really have nothing i could say in this thread ask my mom
The point is to recognize the abilities, one-up the guy above you.Quote:
Originally Posted by coqauvin
how many students has he had?Quote:
Originally Posted by sycld
4Quote:
Originally Posted by mutton
I was going to say this too. :shifty:Quote:
Originally Posted by sycld
Seriously though, I am fucking awesome at photo retouching, especially for not having any professional training. My dream is to work for an ad agency, Vogue, or other fashion magazine.
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lol, i don't know tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by mutton
can you edit say someones photo to make them look sexy to put on a dating siteQuote:
Originally Posted by KT_
I should upload the pictures I have from when I was modeling so I can see what I would look like in Vogue.
yesQuote:
Originally Posted by Infernus
I can handle bad customers with ease; the irate black woman, the uppity fucker who demands free shit, the mentally deranged, you name it. I've even dealt with a handful of con artists while working at various jobs.
Judging others whilst ignoring my own flaws.
One thing I know I'm very good at is having and appropriately displaying empathy - I read other people very well and tend to know what kind of help or advice they really need. As far as supportive friends go, I'm a good one to have. To even it out, though, I am not very self-forgiving. It is, without a doubt, my greatest flaw.
oh man i used to think i was really good at thisQuote:
Originally Posted by solecistic
It's fucked up, honestly. I can fix someone else's life in several intense talking/crying/hugging sessions, but when it comes to fixing my own shit, I'm useless. It's like back in high school and freshman year of uni when I did everyone else's homework and got them good grades but didn't turn in my own shit and failed.
I know it's not a manly trait, but I am a good listener. Lots of people come to me and unburden themselves...even when I don't wanna hear it.
Thread successfully derailed.
Fixed. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOriginalGrumpySpy
Oh hey I want to showcase more of my skill. Hellooo Seventeen Magazine internship!
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I also am an excellent salesperson. I was in sales for a few years and made a good bit of money. I left to pursue the field I am currently in for a substantial boost in pay. Manipulating the conversation or other people's reactions comes fairly easy to me. For example: when I picked the name HopeYouDie I did it for a reason. Why would anyone like someone who hopes you death? You wouldn't and shouldn't and most of you don't. So how easy was that? My persona @ this 'forum' is the heel. The one person no one likes. Mission accomplished. Even if you ALL hate me I still have ALL your attention. Therefore I am still in control. See these things just come naturally to me. I enjoy it as well.
Alcoholism. Some would say it's an inherited trait, and while this is partially true, I've put a whole lot of work into it as well.
I can tie my shoes pretty well.
I'm pretty darn good at Halo I reckon.
i seem to be exceptionally good at piecing together the events that lead up to a typo
that is, i can explain by looking at the typo exactly why and how the typo occurred
I do this all the time and I never realized it until you said that.Quote:
Originally Posted by gwahir
my typos are generally the result of my keyboard, multi-tasking, or freudian slips.
None of which are easily identified or categorized GET OUT OF MY HEAD CHARLES.
The one thing I am exceptionally good at is finding the best course of action for the desired outcome, both for myself and for others. Whenever anyone doesn't know what to do or needs to get out of something they come to me. My OCD in combination with my intelligence really help me to shine in this area. I am capable of imagining every possible outcome of every possible decision or action with surprising accuracy, and from there I usually take it even a few levels deeper.
I use this ability to get out of things, to buy myself time in situations where I am not entirely prepared or prepared incorrectly, to help my friends do the same, as well as to advise them in relationships both romantic and platonic. This ability has a fatal flaw though, in that it causes me to choose inaction in situations where the desirable outcome is uncertain and too many undesirable outcomes exist to too great of a severity. This is not usually a problem in getting out of things or in taking advantage of procedural technicality, but it becomes troublesome when dealing with the opposite sex. My fear of the undesirable outcomes leads me to only act at the point where the most undesirable outcomes are clearly the least probable. It is a blessing and a curse, but I would sacrifice it in an instant if I could. It makes my life feel too controlled sometimes.
I won't lie, I am an exceptional mediator. I've had some friends come to me before and ask my opinion on a situation, and they invariably followed my advice.
Also, I'm a pretty talented tutor as well - I have a deep understand of placing where a student is on a learning curve, how far I can take them and what they need from me and from themselves to develop themselves further.
There is no greater joy for me than witnessing the dawning comprehension of an idea worked out by a student on their own (the trick is not to tell them, it's to ask questions that lead to the subject).
I can read people exceptionally well, but it's better if I know them first. I was able to pick what song out of 3,900+ I have on my iPod that my friend was going to pick based on what they had said earlier in the day and their facial response to a text message. I'm also really good at deductive reasoning and paying attention to detail and body language. My neighbor is an alcohol distributor with an alcoholic wife, but I was able to figure out the druthers of their relationship through the first conversation, the way she held her arms, and when he spoke, the way she looked at him, or didn't.
It's fucking useless, though. The iPod thing was a neat trick, though.
I'm having a hard time picking one thing...I have a lot of things I'm pretty good at, but they're all stupid things. If I had to choose one thing, though, I'd say that I'm really good at making people think certain things based on how I say things. I like to think it's being a good salesman, but instead of selling a product, I'm selling my words.
An example of this could be a video editing class I have. I didn't go for 3 weeks straight, and by the time I got back, I had the professor feeling bad for my situation, when in reality, I wasn't doing the homework and had no reason to go to class.
So we have a lot of people that can read others...Interesting.
You have 999 posts!
I mean, I think that's the most common desired trait to have, but I really don't think most people are good at it. I'm probably not. Like I said, I'm only good at reading people that I know. Deductive reasoning is a little better. But I'm an impressive liar. That also comes from the acting.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOriginalGrumpySpy
And I can slam-dance like a motherfucker.
I don't think I can ever be serious. I have times when I know I should be(serious) but the need to make a joke or just laugh it off overwhelms me.This is mainly bad when I am talking to girls. Like when I need to tell a girl I like her she just think I am kidding and it's like one big elaborate joke.
Overall it's a good and bad thing.
A lot of people aren't as good at reading others as they think they are.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOriginalGrumpySpy
I know a handful of people who believe they are excellent at reading other people's emotions when in fact they are some of the most oblivious people I know.
I'm normally a pretty damn good judge of character.
After knowing someone for about ten minutes, I pretty have them figured out. I don't know how. I'm just really good at reading body language and figuring out what people like, dislike, do, think, etc.
I have no idea how...but it happens.
It also helps when a friend needs comforting.
For clarification, I don't think I can read people particularly well, I am just good at predicting how they will react by analyzing everything they could possibly do and then eliminating what is out of character or improbable until I reach an acceptable tolerance of possibilities which I then reorganize in two orders: from least to most desirable and from least to most likely. From there I weigh all relevant data, and sometimes predict possible scenarios that would be caused by those possible outcomes, until I come up with the safest course of action with the greatest potential.
This formula rarely ever fails me. It is only fallible when people behave out of character or an unforeseen variable enters that I don't have time to analyze or adjust to.
Does this clairvoyance include internet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pepsi
I'm going to call bullshit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. E
I wish it were bullshit. It is an infuriating way of thinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOriginalGrumpySpy
Yes, because people act out of character, or do horribly illogical things on a surprisingly regular basis, and all the analysis has to be re evaluated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. E
I do roughly the same thing.
Not too much. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOriginalGrumpySpy
man again i used to be good at this but now i tend to get too afraid of possible consequences to see any lie through. jesus christ this thread makes me realise what a fucking wimp i amQuote:
Originally Posted by MalReynolds
Understanding that your actions have consequences is important, but learning how to control them can pretty much only be achieved through trial and error. Even then, you won't have a 100% success rate.Quote:
Originally Posted by gwahir
The answer is, unless people die or get hooked on drugs, anything you say to them did not make their lives particularly worse.
I'm good at ignoring the emotions that make my life difficult.
Oh and cunnilingus.
yeah, this only works on a minority of students though, the ones who keep up with the workload and know enough to figure things out for themselves but not enough to not think the subject is hardQuote:
Originally Posted by coqauvin
a lot of times i give up on the question-answer approach and just show them the solution for the following reasons:
- poor foundations that should have been built years ago
- lack of enthusiasm or response
- can't understand what they're saying due to an accent, or they speak too softly
- the solution is too unintuitive
I can play the pokies pretty well.
I think I am exceptionally good at knowing what is the right thing to do. Occasionally it's a matter of intuition, but 99% of the time I have to make a moral decision, I can identify the right course of action quickly and defend it with a sound argument.
EDIT: Obviously I don't always follow the right course of action, however.
I'm exceptionally good at wasting time. When people come over I even often get the comment "wow I've never met someone who is so good at wasting time." I am always coming up with lots of fun little things to do, and people always wonder how so much time has passed.
I am a great singer. They call me the songbird of our generation.
Neil, you're the songbird of my generation.
Por ti volaré . . . if I had a plane ticket.Quote:
Originally Posted by solecistic
Will you sing Volaré to me like you're Dean Martin?
For you mio amore, anything.
Damn guys this conversation is turning me on, please don't stop.
Well, so much of any tutoring is tailored to the specific needs of the students. Generally, I try to find out as much about them as I care about - their general interests, hobbies, etc. - to get an image of their character. From there, I try to explain every concept as it applies to something they have experience with. Everything turns into an analogy based in their experience in one thing or another.
Of course, this approach doesn't work every time, but generally people respond to it really well, unless they are just having me tutor them because they feel obligated to learn something, but refuse to put in any kind of effort. Them, I will just tell the answer, leave and never help again.
Receiving butt secks.... lol
Oh and doing vocals for metal and screamo
generally i can't stand extensive one-on-one tutoring
if they need to pay for a private tutor, chances are there is something fundamentally off
the "tutoring" i do now is i sit in a common room and random people come in to ask for help
this supplements my teaching in 30-student tutorials, which i prefer given not all faces are blank
I'm exceptionally good at waiting around.
If there is a line you will find me patiently cycling through it.
Writing excellent papers at the absolute last minute.
Actually it should just be writing papers in general.
I play the trumpet exceptionally well. I just have a knack for music in general.
Most Video games. I wasn't "pro" good at Halo 3, but I probably could've held my own in a pro CoD 4 tourney, and at my peak of Halo 2, 3, or CoD 4, I was probably top 2 or 3 in Utah, and surrounding states.
In b4 ozzy makes me feel inadequate.
I'm pretty good at knowing that claiming to be exceptionally good at anything is quite a statement.
You're exceptional at looking fucking awesome in Victorian garbQuote:
Originally Posted by <JANE>
I'm "OK" at a lot of different shit.
Well I don't mean to make you feel inadequate, but saying you were top 2 or 3 in Utah is a pretty huge stretch regardless of how shitty of a state it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by captain castle
I have excellent style, applicable most importantly for dressing to the occasion.
Who was pushing Wayfarers 2 years ago?
Nah dude, I'd stand by that. Back in the day, definitely. And even if not 2 or 3, and I doubt there are more than a few who are better, I'm no lower than like 5th.Quote:
Originally Posted by ozzy
adapting to any group of people and easily fitting in.
no this doesn't count for the internet.
Running the risk of sounding like angelface I am good at picking up chicks.
And making nachos.
fix'dQuote:
Originally Posted by Oats
yeah some people you just can't do anything for, but I usually do my best. I don't work with people long once i realize that they aren't willing to put reasonable effort into the subject matter. Generally, though, even if their basis is flawed or non-existent, it's usually just a matter of patience to build them up to a reasonable level. one on one tutoring, when done properly, is far more effective thana classroom environment.Quote:
Originally Posted by mutton
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Originally Posted by coqauvin
Hello Smithers, you're quite good at turning me on.
this is sort of true, sometimes. in some cases the kid has a condition (from add to autism; these kinds of things are treated most effectively in one-on-one learning sessions), in some cases the parents have fucked up and raised an bastard or a lazy-ass kid, and in some cases a student's just missed something integral early on and needs a tutor to pay special attention. in an ideal school system, the tutor's job would be made redundant.Quote:
Originally Posted by mutton
i did that as a teaching assistant at kumon and i also did private tutoring. i found kumon to be ineffective, frustrating and stupid. kids hated being there, and i hated its form of "teaching". kids i tutored privately liked me, they had a good time during sessions and, at least the students i had when i got good at it improved drastically, which was something i generally didn't see at kumon.Quote:
the "tutoring" i do now is i sit in a common room and random people come in to ask for help
this supplements my teaching in 30-student tutorials, which i prefer given not all faces are blank
kumon kids picked up stuff like what a noun is and memorised their times tables, but they never really learnt stuff.
edit: following that, i will say that i am an exceptionally good teacher... in many, but not all, situations.
I'm a pretty decent cook.
You're decent but not exceptional please edit post in accordance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pepsi
I was being modest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Infernus
doing drugs
I am like a walking encyclopedia & dictionary.
People always say "Hey, I bet you know this one, what is(...)".
i've been told several times by superiors that i am exceptionally good at taking a complex idea and breaking it down to easily explain to others