What are you bloody brilliant at?

[JustASmidgen]

Inspired by another post about what people can’t do.. what CAN you do?

I can:
Whistle through my tongue when it’s rolled up
Play the piano and guitar by ear (not at same time)
Remember birthdays
Balance on one foot for a VERY long time without wobbling

All useful life skills, as you can imagine.

Ooh yes I also have this skill. Also when women are pregnant. It’s something about their stance or vibe but loads of times I’ve said ooh she’s up the duff and been right (obviously not said it publicly) - sometimes it turns out to have been v early.

Guessing small but specific details about people, Sherlock style.

We did a work away day, and there was a bit about making judgements, guesses about people when we don't know them. She asked us a few questions about her - what car we thought she drove, holiday style, which newspaper she read.

I wrote down Ford Diesel (she'd driven a long distance, job involved travel, good but not great salary), beach holidays (she had a nice real tan, and I knew the weather had been lousy where she lived), and I said BBC news online, because when would someone who travelled for work buy and read a physical newspaper?

She looked rather unnerved when I read out my answers.

I’m good at finding out gossip. I tend to pick up on tension and I know who/what/when to ask to find out more. That’s all a bit toxic though so I try not to do it too often!

A more wholesome one is that I have excellent balance. I’m not massively sporty overall but I’m always one of the best at the balance section of any exercise class.

I’m also pretty good with organising and making plans, I can usually visualise dates in my head so find it pretty easy to keep on top of schedule.

Forgot parking. I can park in tiny gaps with inches to spare on each end. I’ve been cheered by groups of blokes in the past.

Ooh me too except mine ng tube expertise is for neonates

Sightreading on the piano - I am able to play pretty much anything, first time through. Weirdly I do this better under pressure/with an audience.

Dealing with teenagers - I’ve been a secondary teacher for 20 years and am able to calm down any situation, very rarely lose my cool and am able to see the best in any student, no matter how difficult their behaviour is. It’s amazing what a difference it makes being pleased to see a student when they enter your room or if you tell them you missed them when they were off sick (even if it meant your lesson was a lot calmer!)

I am very very good at pretending to know what I am doing when I don’t really know what I am doing. It’s a skill that has served me well my whole life.

I’m not brilliant at parking, but there was one day my son and I were late for an appointment and a surge of adrenaline propelled me into a tiny on street space. I climbed out of the car and two men were clapping and doing thumbs up signs at me. My 12yo was mortified🤣🤣

nothing i am a pathetic piece of s*

Balancing, turning myself upside down. Gymnastics, ice skating, dancing and trampolining.. I can just naturally do it well.
Old people and babies seem to really like me
I have a good eye for design

I am terrible at a lot of things mentioned by other posters though

Getting to the underbelly of issues. Such as wading through the detritus or 'noise' to identify the actual issue, in work.

Sniffing out bullshit from 1000 paces

Making a hearty meal out of "we've got nothing in".

Getting people in the right jobs, as an interviewer, mentor, team leader. I'm a very good mentor and coach.

Random discovery a couple of years ago, weightlifting.

Role my tongue
Stand on one leg for a long time
Remember birthdays
Remember middle names
Clean
Get up from squatting without holding on (over 70)

• Finding old files or info on the internet.
• Creating bullet points even where the feature doesn't exist ;) [Alt+7 (numpad) on Windows, Option+8 on a Mac]
• Writing how to guides / instructions - I may have missed my calling as a writer of user manuals
• triangulating data / making connections (e.g. https://challenge.bellingcat.com/)
• Making cheese sauce

Can't drive, can't work maps out / no sense of direction (just have to walk for a bit and see if the me-as-a-blue-dot on the phone has moved in the right direction).

Jo

I can do the envelope thing too!

@KarmakamelionI’d rather do it on babies. Can’t bear doing on bigger kids. Teenagers are horrendous to do it on!

Being on time.
I somehow can always work out exactly what time I need to leave to ensure I’m never late for anything.

Over the years - just about bloody everything ... and now I am knackered.

How incredibly sexist of them, I bet they wouldn’t have cheered a man (assuming you are a woman)

I’m shit hot at parallel parking and I can guess the price of a trolley full of groceries to within £3.

Talking to teenagers (it’s my job, I don’t randomly harass them).
Spelling.
Growing fruit and vegetables from seed.
Word-play.
Putting clothes together.
I’m getting better at drawing.

I am and yes it’s because they’re watching because they think I can’t get in the space. Sometimes a man will stop and try to help with all the hand signals when to stop etc. others just watch to see what happens. So if/when I succeed sometimes they cheer/clap.

I wish! Would love that but sadly not. I’m a teacher (it definitely comes in handy in this job too 😂)
It would be a fascinating to work with the police / MI5

I can grow things. I definitely have green fingers

I can type fast and accurately. I used to be an audio and copy typist way back when. Now my colleagues stare at me typing as if I have magical powers.
I have never met a horse that I didn’t click with, apparently it’s a gift.
Finally if there is any stiff, fresh air to trip over, I can find it and trip.