What is the best skill you possess that makes you stand above the average person?
I got a PhD in philosophy. I have exponentially more experience applying for jobs and getting rejected than most people.
I was clearing out my Hotmail. I’ve a Msc in health psych. Well over 1k in reject emails. I may have a rival
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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.
Actually doing something for 40 hours a week is truly remarkable. People waste so much time, me included.
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.
Being comfortable enough with myself to answer this question honestly: nothing
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.)
Does it have a watermark?
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.
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.
Not littering.
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.
You’re like an aussie Alan partridge
I’m an American who knows how to properly signal when going through a roundabout. This automatically makes me more knowledgeable than 99.99999% of American drivers.
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.
Locks, lockpicking, and teaching English grammar.
Who are you and how did you get in here?
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 :(
Booooring! 🙃
But exciting is not the driving style I want from fellow drivers, so thank you .
How to handle multiple repeated panic attacks every day
Dang and here I thought nothing in this list would apply
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!
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.
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
Don’t forget to add “being pedantic” to your list!
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
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.
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.”
Diagnosis, repair, and operation of CNC lasers, both flat plate cutting lasers and tube lasers.
I can mould the old shower soap in to the new shower soap like an absolute boss.