Being impressed with yourself is a bit like being able to tickle yourself. I have no idea how some people seem able to do it. 🤔
Seems like the crucial ingredient of surprise would be missing. I'd have to be in a really unprecedented situation to potentially surprise myself.
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Even the most basic examples, like being able to lift something heavier than you thought you could?
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I don't try stunts like that in ranges that I truly feel are out of risk bounds. At least not physical stunts :)
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OK but it seems like there are countless little ways to impress yourself in situations without much risk -- literally anything that you do better/faster than you anticipated. Parallel parking, cooking an omelette, calculating a restaurant tip in your head.
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I suppose you could go through each of these and define it as something else, but then you're defining away your question, right?
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Or maybe I'm just an egomaniac and overly impressed with myself all day long : )
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