What is the best skill you possess that makes you stand above the average person?

  • Anamnesis@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I got a PhD in philosophy. I have exponentially more experience applying for jobs and getting rejected than most people.

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    1 year ago

    So you’re asking people what they do for a living?

    Doing something for 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week makes you a lot better at that thing than other people.

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      1 year ago

      Actually doing something for 40 hours a week is truly remarkable. People waste so much time, me included.

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      1 year ago

      But I don’t spend 40 hours doing the same thing. I do a bunch of different regular bullshit that you can’t really be “good” at, like sending emails and chatting with people on Teams.

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    1 year ago

    By feel I can identify 20 lb, 24 lb, 28 lb, 65 lb cover, 110 lb cover, and 12 pt matte paper. I’m increasingly impressed by people’s business cards as a result, as it is often much, much heavier than 12 pt matte.

    Using comparison I can distinguish 80 lb semi-gloss cover, 100 lb semi-gloss cover, 8 pt gloss, 10 pt gloss, and 12 pt gloss. (But then again, most people could, given multiple choices rather than a free-response question.)

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        1 year ago

        In case you’re legitimately asking: No, it’s just cheaper and fancier versions of normal printer paper and cardstock (cover and cardstock are essentially the same thing). You just feel its texture, maybe shake it a little, figure out its weight.

  • Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Maybe not better than an average person, but the last 10 years of my life taught me lots of handy life skills, like owning up to my mistakes, having more self esteem, showing confidence in tough situations, standing up for myself, having better people skills and to know when not to get involved and when to speak up.

    Most of these are basic human skills, but the combination of these can make a huge difference. I landed jobs thanks to them, I made friends and removed toxic people from my life. I have less issues with adult responsibilities and in general I am less stressed.

    Again maybe not exceptionally more experienced than an average person, but compared to my old self its a huge difference.

  • makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I am, without trying to sound arrogant, much better at cornering, roundabouts, and general driving than a large part of the population in Australia.

    I can enter a roundabout, in a preselected gear, at appropriate revs and speed. Load up the suspension just right, so I’m released into my chosen exit, kissing the apex with a release of energy that feels so sweet, smooth and safe, that it’s a beautiful part of my life.

    All within safe thresholds, and always when I know it’s safe. And the way others use roundabouts, it’s always safer than the general population.

  • SassyGumsquatch@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I have a lot of experience reconstructing whale skeletons for museums and such. I do it as a hobby with a friend of mine who is the marine mammals recovery coordinator for the state of North Carolina.

  • Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    The best skill?

    Im a good driver. Very good, in fact. Not at racing, i mean. But actually driving on public roads.being predictable, parking legally, following speed limits, using the turn signal before i actually turn, etc etc

    It pains me to ride as a passenger now :(

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      1 year ago

      Booooring! 🙃

      But exciting is not the driving style I want from fellow drivers, so thank you .

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    1 year ago

    I want to join in here too with the exceptionally good driving. I, like everyone else here, am totally a very much better driver than the average person on the road. Exponentially much better, even!

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      1 year ago

      One friend of mine says the same all the time… In fact, he’s the worst driver I’ve ever driven with! In reality, I am much better and even exponentially better than the average driver.

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    1 year ago

    Exponentially denotes a progression, a rate of change. You probably mean greatly or vastly

    For me it would be authoring images-illustration, rendering, etc. I guess most people can answer with their job

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        1 year ago

        Being accurate with words isn’t being pedantic. There was an opportunity to teach, I took it. That’s it. Perhaps you got that impression because text doesn’t convey intent very well. That’s alright

    • stevep@lemmy.world
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      I am exponentially more experienced at swimming than the average person.

      I’m actually a pretty average swimmer, so in this case the exponent is zero.

    • OpenSourceDeezNuts@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      This is my biggest pet peeve. One data point can’t be exponentially more than one other data point without context.

      If people still want to sound “smart” because they used a fancy math word, you can say “orders of magnitude more experienced.”