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    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

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    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.

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        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

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    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.

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    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

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      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?

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        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.

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    I am very good at cooking now, like whatever I want to make I can AND I can take whatever we have and make something good, and I enjoy it, and people comment on it and want me to cook for them. Hobby level good, I would say. Food and drinks both, always something fermenting over here, and I love making cocktails (obviously).

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    Oil painting

    I’m pretty good. I had a client donate two of my portraits of Patrick Mahomes to his foundation, which he signed and auctioned off, so somewhere in this country my signature is literally next to Patrick Mahomes’ on his own portrait in some rich assholes’ art collections.

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    I have a real passion for software development. There are raw skills like algorithms that lots of other people are better at, but when it comes to API design, clean code, enacting principles of good architecture and UX, I think I am uncommonly good. Most of the people I work with don’t care and frankly I think caring and practice is all it takes but somehow that’s not something most people in the industry are capable of.

    But I love making software that people like or at least hate less than what they had before.

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        I have one that I’m enjoying, but we are going back to 4 days in the office and it’s 1.5 hours away without traffic and I only agreed to 1 day when I took the job. I just had a recruiter hit me up for a team lead position that I had to interview for at least, so for the right opportunity I’m looking. Ideally something permanent. Feel free to DM me if you’re serious.

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    Deep Rock Galactic. I can carry 3 greenbeards on a H5 if I’m not sleepy.

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    I’m a master of modesty, ask me what I’m good at and I will blush and touch the back of my neck and say stuff life “well shuucks…”