Is there something you're really good at, but never tell new friends etc. because...

[SaladandGravy]

... it sounds so highly unlikely you think people won't believe you?

I have one talent that sounds impossible (I may share later!!) but my great-grandma was about 4 feet nothing tall, not very agile but she could juggle with just about anything you could throw at her that she could physically hold (Diddy little hands too!). We used to just shout "oi Grandma" and throw 3 things at her. it was so funny, and she loved it too.

And my ex could turn a digestive biscuit 360° back to front and widthwaya without it breaking.

(Csn you tell I'm. bored?)

Headstands. Not sure if that’s a proper skill or what, but I’m 36 and not in any way sporty/athletic (anymore) and my kids were gobsmacked when I showed them a few months ago

I can also read upside from, I think, over 20 plus years of being a KS1 teacher. I am also incredibly good at reading stories aloud but it's only children who get to appreciate that talent.

I love words, languages and how different ones link so I'd love a conversation with some of you linguists!

I make a lot of money playing a really awful musical instrument, I'm so embarrassed about it, but people keep paying me. I'm not actually really good at it.

I can look at a colour on a piece of paper/paint/fabric carry it in my head and match it up colourwise with another item, anyone else would take a colour swatch with them but I don't need to.

I only have to go to a place once and then I can get there by any route.

Very good at picking up discrepancies in huge amounts of data (millions of lines). That's probably oversimplified. My business analyst friend who helps me write stuff is always wondering how I find the anomalies.

Can drink vast amounts, never had a hangover - interesting to see the reference to Celtic genes above as I'm mixed Scottish Irish.

@Letsallscreamatthesistene

I know when rice is done by looking at how the water boils. Does that count?!

I know when it's done because the microwave pings

Not a superpower but if someone tells me a secret I'll take it to the grave. People tend to come to me with their problems / scandals as they know I won't repeat them! I hope this makes me a good friend.

I also make the world's best carbonara.

Another person who can do color swatches can also where's Wally or other similar on a photo.
Could not understand why anyone could not just looked at the page and there he is no problem.

I was unnaturally good at opening stubborn jars and bottles, but osteoarthritis in my fingers and age has robbed me of my superpower. 😞 It’s not even cool but it was my thing.

I don’t have any special talents. But I used to have a friend who could catch flies in his bare hands. I didn’t know this until one day I was at his and there was a big fly buzzing round and round. We were chatting and he casually held out his hand and caught the fly between two fingers, using them like you would chopsticks. He wasn’t even looking in that direction as he has his eyes on me, and he was so casual about it that he didn’t even pause in what he was saying. It was just like something out of Karate Kid. Gross and fascinating at the same time to see it happen. When I questioned him he said he often did that

I’m good at job interviews too. In my early twenties I ended up way out of my depth on a very high salary in a field in which I had hardly any experience. I actually had to resign in the end, but it took 12 months and I did an ok enough job that nobody ever questioned it. I didn’t tell any lies in the interview. I was just able to confidently answer the questions. This happened to me more than once. I also always get promoted too quickly for my comfort. And then end up an anxious wreck. I guess I’m good at hiding my internal feelings?

Ruthietuthie I am so envious I am positivly glowing green.

My special talent: none

And projecting confidence I don’t have?

It was television production. I’d studied marketing and only been out of university for two years, and not working in television at all. 🤷🏻‍♀️

@TatianaBis

I have a dirty secret that I made a shit ton of money that even my close friends don’t know how much. Only my DH, my siblings and my parents know. I’m kind of a socialist so I don’t approve of the area in which I made it. I feel a bit sweaty admitting it here in case anyone finds out.

Oooh can you tell us more?

I'm good at linking together seemingly unrelated knowledge/ information. Also great at extrapolating the various outcomes of a scenario, including the highly improbable ones, which causes me a great deal of anxiety as I can spot all the things that could possibly go wrong that other people are seemingly oblivious to.

I always think there must be some better way for me to apply some of the gifts of my neurodiversity.

I can't juggle more than three tennis ball sized items but I can fit a whole digestive biscuit inside my mouth and turn it over with my tongue without it breaking or disintegrating. No-one knows except my ex and AC and they've probably forgotten. I can also play drums , passably well as in 1999 I paid for private tuition for two years. My AC wouldn't believe me when they found out...until they saw a video of me playing a short set with some music students from ACM Guildford.

Name changed for this one. Short and sweet, but won’t respond to anyone because it’s very very unbelievable to most. I remember where I was before I was born. Not like inside my mother, but I remember “home”. I know I’m meant to be here, but not afraid to die because I will get to go home. I understand why people aren’t “supposed” to remember. It would change everything. I also know when I will die. Year, not day or moment!

I haven’t tested it in years but I used to be able to water divine, and find things lost in sand/soil/long grass using the same method.

Problem solving. I can’t let it go until I’ve figured it out. I’m bloody good at it, particularly related to huge spreadsheets and numbers

I’m surprisingly decent at mental maths, not amazing but I can generally best someone reaching into a pocket, opening phone and using the calculator

I am really good at talking to people. I can strike up conversations with anyone about anything and can always put people at ease. Everyone likes me. I get told lots of secrets and I’m regularly asked for help and advice about things

I was the most unsporty person at school and used to bunk off most PE lessons. But I used to play goal shooter in netball and - literally - never missed a shot. As long as the ball got to me then I'd shoot and score.

I'm a bit psychic.

I’m the real life female version of the fictional Cal Lightman.

Without fail, I can tell when someone is attempting to deceive me. And around half the time, I can take a good stab at why and be more or less correct.

It’s bizarre, annoying and useful in equal measure.

When I had my first boyfriend aged 16, he kept trying to lie to me. My Dad repeatedly said to him “Give it a rest mate, you may as well have your pants on fire, it’s that obvious to her.”