What’s a weird, totally hidden or undefinable talent you have?

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Anonymous wrote:I can have a 30 minute conversation with somebody and tell them exactly what they need to do to get their life in order. But most my conversations with people are more than 30 minutes, so imagine everything that I figure out about a person once I’ve known them for awhile.

Half the people love this trait about me and half the people despise it.

When my friends and acquaintances need help they come to me. I know more things about more people than I care to know. I’m very good at keeping a secret.

Because I have this ability, I spend most my time with people trying to completely ignoring all the signs because if I read all of them, I might not be able to be friends with anybody.

My husband also has this trait, but he never turns it off and he’s not friends with anybody.

This is just called opinionated

And judgemental. Spin it to lessen it to "oh honey, it's tough love."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can have a 30 minute conversation with somebody and tell them exactly what they need to do to get their life in order. But most my conversations with people are more than 30 minutes, so imagine everything that I figure out about a person once I’ve known them for awhile.

Half the people love this trait about me and half the people despise it.

When my friends and acquaintances need help they come to me. I know more things about more people than I care to know. I’m very good at keeping a secret.

Because I have this ability, I spend most my time with people trying to completely ignoring all the signs because if I read all of them, I might not be able to be friends with anybody.

My husband also has this trait, but he never turns it off and he’s not friends with anybody.

This is just called opinionated

Nope intuitive … but you the 50% that just hate being seen for who they are.

Also, I don’t judge the people. I understand. I have empathy for them, I understand them.

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I’ve been diagnosed with hyperthymesia. Basically I remember everything and can pull it up if needed.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a water witch. I can feel water underground. Not that useful nowadays but 150 years ago my relatives were in high demand for well digging.

I recently read a novel with a line of female characters in a family who had this trait.

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I can reas people extremely fast.

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Anonymous wrote:Memories. I recall conversations and what a person told me from ten years or more ago.

I have this too. I am terrible with remembering names, but I can remember details about conversations, where they took place, and if a meal was involved, exactly what I and sometimes everyone was eating while we had the conversation. And I have found that people find it is odd if I meet them again several years later, confess that I can’t recall their name, but can say something like remember that dinner we had in Toronto where you mentioned that awesome new stereo system you had just installed?

My other weird talent is timing of cooking many different and often complex dishes so that they are all ready at the correct time, even if I have added new things to the menu. I do entertain a lot, and due to various dietary preferences and restrictions, meals may include 2-3 entrees and suitable sides for as many as 15-20 people.

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What an intriguing thread OP! I am sure that everyone has special gifts and talents that are not ostentatious but fun.

This is not weird and I thought everyone was the same until I have gradually learned that it is not all that common. We have lived all over the world and I make friends easily. I also keep long time friends and stay in touch. I try hard to adapt to the culture of wherever we are. People often like and trust me fairly quickly and I can talk to many different kinds of people. I genuinely like others and see myself in everyone to some degree. I try to respect boundaries and also look for the good in others. I am occasionally a jerk and am quick to apologize.

I am not great with time though so am envious of all the PPs with amazing time management skills.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a water witch. I can feel water underground. Not that useful nowadays but 150 years ago my relatives were in high demand for well digging.

I recently read a novel with a line of female characters in a family who had this trait.

In my family both genders can (or can’t!) do it. About 1/4 of us can, some are better than others.

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My DH was adopted by intellectually inferior people. He has perfect pitch and can play anything he has heard. They had no idea.

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I always see the clock at 3:33pm!

Also, I’m quite good with directions. I just get a sense of things when walking around quite easily.

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I can wiggle.my ears and nose. I also have exceptional hearing. Although that's not really a great thing to have. I've overheard conversations I wish I didn't and I often hear sounds that no one else does so I can't identify where they are coming from. Sometimes my dog and I are the only ones obviously bothered by a noise in the house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can have a 30 minute conversation with somebody and tell them exactly what they need to do to get their life in order. But most my conversations with people are more than 30 minutes, so imagine everything that I figure out about a person once I’ve known them for awhile.

Half the people love this trait about me and half the people despise it.

When my friends and acquaintances need help they come to me. I know more things about more people than I care to know. I’m very good at keeping a secret.

Because I have this ability, I spend most my time with people trying to completely ignoring all the signs because if I read all of them, I might not be able to be friends with anybody.

My husband also has this trait, but he never turns it off and he’s not friends with anybody.

This is just called opinionated

Nope intuitive … but you the 50% that just hate being seen for who they are.

Also, I don’t judge the people. I understand. I have empathy for them, I understand them.

So if you understand people so well and have empathy, why didn't you become a psychologist. Oh, because that would have taken effort to get your doctorate and actually learn that you don't know as much as you think you do.

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I'm great at making accurate numerical predictions, including distances and money, without the need for preliminary data. For example, last week we were at a friends second home and someone asked how far do you think the distance is from our house to the lighthouse in the water. I guessed the accurate distance (3.5 miles). What's the average height of women in the US (5'3.t ft).

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Yes, I have an internal clock as well, OP. My ADHD-afflicted husband and son are time-blind.

I can read extremely quickly, almost by photographing entire paragraphs and imprinting them in my mind. It's not idetic, and solely with western alphabet words. Yet I have a very poor understanding of symbols other than the western alphabet: even though I'm pretty sensitive to musical phrasing on my instrument of choice, I cannot sight-read to save my life. I often mix up numbers as well. My suspicion is that my neuronal pathway to decode western alphabet words is so well-trodden and highly-myelinized, that the other pathways to decode other symbols are neglected and it makes me worse than average at trying to make sense of them.

Also, I'm a great listener, because I'm a people-pleaser and I'm shy I will listen carefully and ask thoughtful questions. People often spill out their life story or recent problems to me.

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This is different and maybe doesn’t fit but I’m very good at making written work shorter without changing the meaning. Mostly helpful to my kids when they need to cut words to meet a word limit. It’s a fun challenge. Wish it was more marketable.