Ask Lemmy

Getting places on time

I'm not a picky eater. Too many Indians are averse to food from other places.

Abstract thinking. Forget the details, I want the most broad ideas.

Hence I liked trying to understand Hegel or why I liked cubist and other surreal and experimental artworks.

Im a bit of a dillatant and don't think im really very good at doing anything. Im great with planning and thinking about things and such. I feel I seem to handle change easier than most and im good at loading things into a confined space. I joke its due to all the tetris when I was younger.

I'm a voracious reader. Took me decades to realize that otherwise intelligent people sometimes can't follow a novel. Also, I can see it in my head, like watching a movie.

Good friend was over yesterday trying to read a username on my screen (which is a huge TV). The name was $SomethingDuo. He couldn't pronounce duo. The man is illiterate and I never had a clue! Maybe he's dyslexic? I would think the Marine Corp would have caught that. Maybe he ate too many crayons?

Never did well in chemistry, but give me a spelling I've never seen and I can nail it after a moment's thought. Reading the Belter's mish-mash of languages in The Expanse made sense, even in languages I don't know. I'm also great at learning languages, spoken or written.

One more thing, I have a strong sense for the weather and seasons. My wife and kids are clueless, can't even dress themselves appropriately. That's probably learned behavior though. I'm a wuss for being uncomfortable outside and I'm outside far more than most people.

One more. I'm not afraid of wild animals, even the big ones like black bears, alligators and panthers. They're not going to mess with you and you'll be lucky to catch a glimpse. Thought that was normal, but even Florida natives are often afraid of gators.

Abstract math.

The formulas lock together, setting themselves easily in complex patterns that represent something. I have preferred formalism because they have different flavors, even while having the same meaning.

basic banking literacy. no, you don't cash a check into your account, you deposit it! cash means cash!

basic life skills. cleaning, cooking, showing up on time, expressing myself, doing my job, etc.

i don't know why so many people struggle with them. but there are a lot of very unhappy people who'd be a lot happier if they could do these things. they they choose not to do them, I will never understand.