Yesterday I asked what random skills people had. Surprisingly common answers: picking the right Tupperware container, catching falling objects, knowing the number of letters in words, guessing people's weights, knowing the time without looking at a clock, swatting flies.
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I have a further theory, though this is speculative: perhaps the people with these skills are people who simply haven't lost abilities that everyone had when we were hunter-gatherers.
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All points to Survival instincts Paul.
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The most important skills of all.
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We are skillful at what we practice often. Now you know your audience:)
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For me: catching falling objects and killing mosquitos with only one hand (by catching them in closed fist). Both somewhat useful
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They’re also skills with instant feedback on success/failure.
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Maybe the intersection between random and high-tech is small/non-salient?
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You might have screwed the result by adding the modifier “useless”.
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Sorry. Skewed. Sometimes autocorrect is funnier than others...
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i'm gonna say my tupperware selecting skills are pretty evolved
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