• Nefara@lemmy.world
    9·
    1 day ago

    I have a tendency to get fixated on something creative, and then pour hours and hours into it while not doing other things that I should be. As a result I have some eclectic creative talents, one of which was playing the musical instruments in Guild Wars 2. They let you play notes with the number keys and I got really into making arrangements and performing for people waiting for boss spawns. I played for hours just enjoying making music and I ended up being pretty well known in the community for a while. I would say only 2 or 3 other people were as good as me at one point. I’m out of practice now but it’s always a treat when I hear someone playing one of my arrangements.

    This is one I’m really proud of https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qzDhxeECOL4

  • Hossenfeffer@feddit.ukEnglish
    8·
    1 day ago

    Keeping my neighbourhood tiger free. Hasn’t been a sighting of a tiger here since I moved in. No sharks either.

    Oh, and cooking. I’m pretty good at cooking. More than one set of friends have said I should apply to go on Masterchef but I have no interest in fancy plating and I’m not much of a puddings guy.

  • meyotch@slrpnk.net
    14·
    1 day ago

    I can tame and turn any semi-feral cat into a lap cat.

    I have never been unsuccessful at getting traumatized shelter or farm cats to eventually relax and become super affectionate. It takes repeated exposure, it’s not a magic power. I learened how due to a fortune upbringing on a farm and lots of time to perfect my methods.

      • lagoon8622@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        10·
        1 day ago

        Put them somewhere safe and quiet, like a closet. Give food, water, litterbox, bed, somewhere to hide.

        Come in regularly, talk quietly and calmly and resupply/clean up.

        Wait for them to get bored. They’ll get bored every time

    • DontNoodles@discuss.tchncs.de
      2·
      1 day ago

      I need to pick this up in my new job role but find it really boring. I am good with creative writing and have a good vocabulary but I just can’t seem to be able to make myself write the formal text. Any pointers for me?

      • null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        1·
        5 hours ago

        Not really sorry.

        I use LibreOffice but I don’t think that’s the key, it’s just different.

        I suspect I’m neurodivergent, maybe ASD. When this don’t seem how I want them I spend a ridiculous amount of time learning how to make it look right.

        I’m very particular about typography.

  • chunes@lemmy.world
    8·
    1 day ago

    There are some things I really like to do but I wouldn’t say I ever got good at them, despite dumping lots of time into them.

    So I guess you could say I got really good at accepting I’ll never be really good at anything.

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
    5·
    1 day ago

    Building trees from LEGO. I’ve been considered the person to ask about this in the community.

  • Bronzie@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    1 day ago

    Reading people.
    Had some troubles with family members and drugs growing up, so you learn to read situations and people real fast. I guess it’s a survival skill as addicts often say and do what they need to to get their next fix.

    A nice «skill» to have, even though I’d rather I didn’t need to develop it

  • Kissaki@feddit.orgEnglish
    111·
    1 day ago

    Tech/Software/Development. Apparently exceptional, or very good, I don’t know.

    Broad and deep knowledge, strong systematic thinking, experience, good intuition, seeking to improve my tools, docs, workflows, mindful and proactive of how we work together, and in including others…

    I don’t know if work as an escape is a good or bad thing. At least I got that going for me.

  • 1984@lemmy.today
    11·
    1 day ago

    Im good at building simple tech architectures by saying no to tech we dont need.

    Unfortunately nobody listens, management keeps forcing the fastest shitty duck tape solution, and thinking its a great idea to copy paste entire tech environments because its the fastest.

    Lols.

    • AnarchistArtificer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 day ago

      It sounds like you are also skilled at maintaining a clear sense of your values even after repeated exposure to pressures against them. It’s a good skill to have, though super frustrating to have to use, I imagine

      • 1984@lemmy.today
        1·
        1 day ago

        Yeah I have gotten confidence in my opinions after seeing so many tech environments turn to dog shit.

        But at the same time, since its not MY tech environment, it doesnt affect me so much when it turns so bad that every day is just problems to fix. Then I move on to another job.

    • brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      I say no a lot. But at the same time, I also try to show excitement in whatever my boss thinks is good. The tech is interesting, the tech can be objectively good. But it doesn’t fit our use case, and it seems like shoehorning something in just for buzz words is not a great idea.

      The really good tech comes out of a need, and we don’t have the same need as those other people.

  • Prime@lemmy.sdf.org
    17·
    2 days ago

    I got a bit good at a board game called Go, it’s the oldest board game still played. In Asia it is really big and has its own sports tv channel. I’m top 500 or so in Europe. Try it maybe, it’s quite fun!