What sets you apart? (2 Viewers)

[nirad3]

I was thinking about this a few days ago and thought it might be a good topic of conversation.

What "sets you apart" from others? Is there something that you've done in your life that not a lot of people have done? Or currently do?

For me, it's definitely the fact that I used to draw freehand maps when I was a kid. I'm talking hundreds of them. It started when I was probably 6 or 7 and I'd draw islands with cities, mountains and rivers. It progressed big time to the point where I was drawing giant city maps with fictitious streets, highways, parks, buildings, etc.

I'd say the love for maps parlayed into my eventual major in college (geography / urban planning) and career (real estate development).

What say you?

 

[urbanhack]

nothing sets me apart except that i'm pretty good or decent at just about everything, but not exceptional at any one thing.

Adaptability - you can drop me into pretty much any situation or environment and I can survive or even thrive. black tie, dive bar, opera, goth club, sports bar, formal wedding, roughing it camping, I'm a chameleon.

My life is full of paradoxes which means i'm completely balanced.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

My third nipple.

 

[belljr]

Steel blue eyes and my hotness

 

[Scoresman]

Time Management. I excel at this. I know when to leave the house to get somewhere at the exact right time (barring crazy traffic or whatever). Also, able to multitask and prioritize tasks vs. deadlines.

It's to the point where I get anxiety and a little bit of jealousy watching people casually go through life with no concern about time.

 

[El Floppo]

Schwantz.

 

[urbanhack]

Schwantz.

May the Schwantz be with you.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

What sets me apart is the ability to blend in anywhere, to the point where even I don't remember being there.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

I was thinking about this a few days ago and thought it might be a good topic of conversation.

What "sets you apart" from others? Is there something that you've done in your life that not a lot of people have done? Or currently do?

For me, it's definitely the fact that I used to draw freehand maps when I was a kid. I'm talking hundreds of them. It started when I was probably 6 or 7 and I'd draw islands with cities, mountains and rivers. It progressed big time to the point where I was drawing giant city maps with fictitious streets, highways, parks, buildings, etc.

I'd say the love for maps parlayed into my eventual major in college (geography / urban planning) and career (real estate development).

What say you?

Ever play "Cities Skylines: Remastered"? I've only played on Xbox, but it's fun for doing this type of civic planning.

 

[kupcho1]

A innate capability for a bit of the old ultraviolence.

 

[dkp993]

Devastating good looks, genius intellect and incredibly charming. But other than that I’m pretty average.

 

[Zegras11]

my close, clean shave

 

[sushinsky4tsar]

I was thinking about this a few days ago and thought it might be a good topic of conversation.

What "sets you apart" from others? Is there something that you've done in your life that not a lot of people have done? Or currently do?

For me, it's definitely the fact that I used to draw freehand maps when I was a kid. I'm talking hundreds of them. It started when I was probably 6 or 7 and I'd draw islands with cities, mountains and rivers. It progressed big time to the point where I was drawing giant city maps with fictitious streets, highways, parks, buildings, etc.

I'd say the love for maps parlayed into my eventual major in college (geography / urban planning) and career (real estate development).

What say you?

Cool idea for a thread and your example resonates. I would make "maps" of model train tracks as a kid taping dot matrix printing paper together. I was big on model trains as a kid. Eventually evolved into sports, branching out to geography, architecture, and history. Always fascinated by the cities represented in pro sports leagues, how teams were established, and the markets most likely to receive teams in the future. Fascinated with team name choices and logo designs for new or rebranded teams to this day.

Loved Sim City 3000 Unlimited and had much less time for CIties Skylines later in life, but I'm guessing you were all over one of those depending on age. But I also remember drawing fictious islands on paper with relief maps of sprawling mountain ranges and naming fictious cities or routing freeways. When I was going through a stressful time at work 10 years or so back, I went through a phase of drawing a map of the United States freehand. Pretty easy once you have all the connection points for prominent border features down, but it would look pretty rough if I attempted one now.

To this day, I can entertain myself for hours with Google Maps or Google Earth. There's a tiny open area with a city dock in the park across the lake from my parents house. I've been borderline obsessed with the idea of whether I could drive a golf ball over there and find it in the clearing. The distance is manageable, but the cops will probably get called before I can hit one that straight. As a kid, I took great pride in shoveling and maintaining a perfect 200'x85' rink off their shoreline.

 

[MTskibum]

My early career manual labor, working inside the artic circle in winter on oil rigs, working in coal mines in montana, or doing concrete in the Yellowstone club at 9k feet elevation in wintertime.

Lots of neat jobs before becoming a boring computer programmer.

 

[Skipdog77]

My intellijence.

 

[northern exposure]

My intellijence.

Your smrt!

 

[the moops]

nothing sets me apart except that i'm pretty good or decent at just about everything, but not exceptional at any one thing.

This is me too. Someone once asked a group at a party what was the thing you were best at. Everyone was like drawing, or running, or staying organized...

I answered that for me, I am best at being slightly above average in just about anything thrown my way. You need me to shovel your driveway while you are on vacation? I will do a slightly above average job - it won't be spotless, but it will be drivable. You need a tennis doubles partner? I'm in - I won't sink the team. Need someone to pull some of their weight in trivia? Invite me. Need a fourth in a golf scramble? I will knock down a few putts and get us in the middle of the fairway off the tee.

Also - despite my appearance here, I care for people. I may not particularly like them, but I notice when someone is struggling, or needs a hand with something, or just needs to vent. Inside I am dying sometimes with this, but I show empathy and comapssion.

And also - I donated a kidney to my dad and saved his life. Note to all - BECOME ORGAN DONORS

 

[Zow]

nothing sets me apart except that i'm pretty good or decent at just about everything, but not exceptional at any one thing.

Adaptability - you can drop me into pretty much any situation or environment and I can survive or even thrive. black tie, dive bar, opera, goth club, sports bar, formal wedding, roughing it camping, I'm a chameleon.

Yep. Came in here to post the same. With the caveat that I am truly awful at housework and most manual labor. But, other than that, I'm good but not great at pretty much anything and I fit in pretty much anywhere.

 

[ChiefD]

nothing sets me apart except that i'm pretty good or decent at just about everything, but not exceptional at any one thing.

Adaptability - you can drop me into pretty much any situation or environment and I can survive or even thrive. black tie, dive bar, opera, goth club, sports bar, formal wedding, roughing it camping, I'm a chameleon.

My life is full of paradoxes which means i'm completely balanced.

This is me.

Thanks for stealing my thunder Mr Perfect.

 

[Galileo]

Without a doubt, the thing that sets me apart is the unique ability to

 

[-OZ-]

Probably the most unique thing about me is having five kids, one wife no divorces. 4/4 on producing male heirs. We imported our daughter.

For that matter, my parents were never divorced (55 years before dad died), my sister is still married on year 26, and my wife’s parents are going on year 51.

 

[The Gator]

I have beautiful feet

 

[guru_007]

It's funny because I was talking about something similar about this with my wife just recently.
I told her that I have two super powers.
First and foremost, I have the most incredible ability to accurately estimate things. It's uncanny. Ask me how far away something is, I can estimate within very good reason. Ask me how much a home improvement project will cost and I will come up with a very close cost. Ask me how long a task will take, I will give be able to tell you much closer than anyone else. This is not something I was born with really just came to me over time.
The other super power I have is I rarely get sick. I mean, over the past 25 years I have called in sick to work 1 day. I do get the occasional cough or am congested, but for the most part, I am strong like bull.
I'd gladly give up my first super power so long as I stay healthy forever.

 

[Ilov80s]

For sure my patience. I always get complimented on that. The other one is I am very good at understanding people. Whether they have an accent, don't speak English, are mumbling, using slang, etc. I just always seem to have a better understanding of what people are saying both literally and in spirit that others. Watching a movie with Scottish people and my wife wants closed captioning, I don't get why. In Italy speaking to someone with a thick accent, I have to carry on the conversation for the group because they can't understand him. People who don't speak English, I am able to non verbally figure out what they are trying to communicate. Heavy use of slang, I can almost always pick up on what it is they are saying.

 

[FarFromHome]

I have beautiful feet

I've read your posts in the past and figured as much.

 

[msudaisy26]

My ability to **** **** up. In a good way!

 

[msudaisy26]

Devastating good looks, genius intellect and incredibly charming. But other than that I’m pretty average.

I would have said how humble you are!

 

[dkp993]

Devastating good looks, genius intellect and incredibly charming. But other than that I’m pretty average.

I would have said how humble you are!

Thanks. If I wasn’t so modest I would have also mentioned how insanely athletic I am and how my daughter says I’m the best dad in the world but I feared it would come across as braggadocious.

 

[TripItUp]

Ive been to and stayed at least two nights in over 50 countries
worked on construction crews in 110 degree heat at age 14
founded and currently manage a global cybersecurity consultancy(without outside funding)
5.0 pickleball player
My wife and I don't have or want any children

And last but not least, I understand both sides of the political spectrum

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

to the point where even I don't remember being there.

thats just old age

 

[foxco]

When I was six I saved my three year old brother from drowning after he fell through the ice in our swimming pool*. Not many people can say they peaked at six years of age and it was all downhill from there.


*There is a 34% chance I coaxed him out on to the treacherous ice in the first place.

 

[matttyl]

Schwantz.

May the Schwantz be with you.

Best spoof movie ever.

 

[Ron Swanson]

I can eyeball level with perfect accuracy.

 

[Gally]

And last but not least, I understand both sides of the political spectrum

Hey, no politics buddy. Plus you are doing it wrong. You can't understand politics. You can only complain about one side or the other and myopically think your side is correct no matter what.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

I have no discernible skills or talents whatsoever.

 

[Gally]

I have no discernible skills or talents whatsoever.

Pish posh.......you sell fake Sable Russian hats down in Battery Park for $40

 

[nirad3]

I was thinking about this a few days ago and thought it might be a good topic of conversation.

What "sets you apart" from others? Is there something that you've done in your life that not a lot of people have done? Or currently do?

For me, it's definitely the fact that I used to draw freehand maps when I was a kid. I'm talking hundreds of them. It started when I was probably 6 or 7 and I'd draw islands with cities, mountains and rivers. It progressed big time to the point where I was drawing giant city maps with fictitious streets, highways, parks, buildings, etc.

I'd say the love for maps parlayed into my eventual major in college (geography / urban planning) and career (real estate development).

What say you?

Ever play "Cities Skylines: Remastered"? I've only played on Xbox, but it's fun for doing this type of civic planning.

I did a ton of Sim City, but haven't heard of that one. I think we're getting my son an Xbox for Christmas so I'll check it out.

 

[Gally]

As I near retirement (under 4 years) I have looked back at my career and really wonder what made me successful with respect to promotions, raises, responsibilities etc. I don't feel like I have ever done anything special or extraordinary. I show up to work, I use common sense to make decisions, I communicate in a timely manner, etc. All things that it seems like anybody can do.

For whatever reason, I was promoted fairly quickly to more responsibility. I was promoted to oversee divisions of the company. But I never felt like anything I did was above and beyond or special.

Apparently being attentive, logical, decisive are not common traits. So maybe that is what makes me special. Or not.

 

[Gally]

Oh, and I can tie almost anything that happens in the course of a day to a Seinfeld episode. So I have that going for me.

 

[brun]

I can recall a few memories from as far back as when I was 2 years old. This seems to be relatively uncommon.

 

[Gally]

I can recall a few memories from as far back as when I was 2 years old. This seems to be relatively uncommon.

I often wonder about that situation. I can "remember" things like that but I wonder if they are memories or if I had been told the stories many times from my parents that it seems like a memory of doing the thing but is actually just remembering the stories I was told.

 

[FarFromHome]

I have an ability to travel back in time. A friend who is an older scientist was able to remake an old car adding a flex capacitor to it. Fueled by garbage, it allows me to travel back in time. This one time, I met my mom and dad when they were in high school. It was crazy.

 

[odin33]

I have an ability to travel back in time. A friend who is an older scientist was able to remake an old car adding a flex capacitor to it. Fueled by garbage, it allows me to travel back in time. This one time, I met my mom and dad when they were in high school. It was crazy.

What's your name?
My name... Calvin, Calvin Klein

 

[sushinsky4tsar]

I was thinking about this a few days ago and thought it might be a good topic of conversation.

What "sets you apart" from others? Is there something that you've done in your life that not a lot of people have done? Or currently do?

For me, it's definitely the fact that I used to draw freehand maps when I was a kid. I'm talking hundreds of them. It started when I was probably 6 or 7 and I'd draw islands with cities, mountains and rivers. It progressed big time to the point where I was drawing giant city maps with fictitious streets, highways, parks, buildings, etc.

I'd say the love for maps parlayed into my eventual major in college (geography / urban planning) and career (real estate development).

What say you?

Ever play "Cities Skylines: Remastered"? I've only played on Xbox, but it's fun for doing this type of civic planning.

I did a ton of Sim City, but haven't heard of that one. I think we're getting my son an Xbox for Christmas so I'll check it out.

Cities Skylines took over after EA ruined the Sim City franchise. Kind of like Planet Coaster taking over for Rollercoaster Tycoon. Would have killed for something with that level of detail as a kid.

 

[Instinctive]

Unshakeable self confidence / self worth

 

[InDitkaWeTrust]

I've had 3 careers in 3 completely different fields...well 4 if you consider a brief professional modelling stint as a "career".

 

[bro1ncos]

Does the ability to constantly pick the slowest line when given 2+ choice of lines (store check out, toll booth car line, etc.) count?

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

nothing sets me apart except that i'm pretty good or decent at just about everything, but not exceptional at any one thing.

Adaptability - you can drop me into pretty much any situation or environment and I can survive or even thrive. black tie, dive bar, opera, goth club, sports bar, formal wedding, roughing it camping, I'm a chameleon.

My life is full of paradoxes which means i'm completely balanced.

Very much this.

Once I figured out that NOTHING is as deep or hard as I will initially assume - life has become much easier to navigate.

Additionally, all these years of pulling off feats has given me the blind confidence that since I have pulled it off so many times before- I’ll do it again. Like I always do.

I make miracles happen.

 

[MAC_32]

A hyper-analytical mind. It's come out in this forum on occasion (definitely in the 10K thread), but much more often in conversation. And that's intentional. I speak to several different layered elements that all fit within the subject at-hand. Sometimes I can do it free-hand, other times I need to write out a script for myself so I don't unintentionally miss anything. I do this because experience has taught me that writing vs talking generally does not engage the audience.

This is a common response - verbal or non

I've done a better job keeping this out of my work, but I got backed into a corner this week. Been trying to coordinate with several different parties to strategize a message to our network over the last several weeks. I've gotten with most, but not the most important one, the draft writer of the message. And the draft message he shared omitted the two key pieces I've been coordinating with everyone else, unbeknownst to him, but not for lack of effort! So I scrapped my plan for Tuesday and got to work in 'the lab.' The draft I had by lunch incorporated 25 different pieces of evidence to support why these two pieces needed to be included. That's waaaay too much, I tell myself. So I came back to it after the lunch workout and edited it down to just the most relevant ones, eliminating all redundancy. And still couldn't get shorter than 7 bullet points and 6 paragraphs. Oh well, it is what it is, let's over whelm the audience with evidence and hope the outcome is getting my way instead of Tl;Dr.

Response (from the draft writer) - we CANNOT overburden ___ with lots of data, if this letter is more than one page, it will fall on deaf ears
Follow up (from one of my collaborators) - I used ChatGPT to incorporate all the points MAC made while keeping the same character length as the original draft
**crickets**
Boss (next day) - thanks for the detailed analysis MAC and re-draft from collaborator, let's get this out Monday

Hopefully, I don't need to do that again any time soon.

 

[Hoh]

It’s taken me 30 minutes to hit reply, but “my honesty and modesty”.