If I could choose my own talent

[dattebayo]

what would you choose too be really good at?

[dattebayo]

I would like to be able to draw. Anything that was in my head. All these extremely cool things. That would make me happy

[duality is cringe]

Write and draw my own comics. Maybe act.

[Creepy-]

There are several:

- Reading really fast [say, five seconds per page]
- Running really fast [say, three minutes per mile]
- Flying
- Reading minds [at will; I wouldn't want this to be involuntary, because that would be wierd/annoying/invasive at times]
- Singing
- Playing the cello [I used to, but haven't touched it in years... it's gathering dust in a closet at the moment]
- Playing the piano
- Playing the violin
- ... playing any musical instrument
- Being able to jump five times higher than my height, from a standing position
- Ability to snap my fingers and have my house instantly neat and tidy
... etc.

[duality is cringe]

songofsappho wants superpowers. Is that included in the criteria for talents?

[munenori2]

I'd want to be able to sing the depth of what I feel but never seem to be quite able to express. Actually, I'd take a talent in writing or film-making or whatever if I could just do that.

[The Greeter]

This is going to sound cheesy but,
I would really like to have a talent of understanding the world around me and the universe.

And, of course, be talented in everything.

: )

[Elro]

I'll cheat:

Learning new things (understanding, memory, and performing tasks). I'm already fairly good at understanding things, but it would rock to be even better. And naturally if I were very good at all those things I could be very good in almost anything else.

[Simon Ssmall]

Playing all musical instruments...just for the fun of it because I think I could do most things ok already anyway, when it comes to music I'd like to be good instead of knowing how to strike a few chords.

[dattebayo]

This is interesting. The reason I was curious about this is that when I asked my SLI brother and SLE sister they both said they wanted a talent that would make them rich, filthily rich. Afterwards they would do whatever they pleased

but everyone here seems to want a talent that would make them happy

with the exception of Songofsappho, who just wants it all

[JRiddy]

I want to be able to shoot lazors from my eyeballs, lightning from my hands, fire from my breath, and plasma or something from my crotch.

Hold on, I need to go to my secret underground lab...bbiab

[dattebayo]

and i want to eat pineapples with my ears, sting spiders with my lip and never tell a lie with my hips. This could potentially be good. Let's make stuff happen
You go to your lab and I shall resume to my humble abode and open a can of conserved fruit and see how much of it is human possible

[Topaz]

I would like to be able to speak any language just by shaking hands with a native speaker, to be able to fly at great heights with no harm to myself, and sing so beautifully that peoples heads would explode.

[duality is cringe]

I want to be able to shoot lazors from my eyeballs, lightning from my hands, fire from my breath, and plasma or something from my crotch.

Hold on, I need to go to my secret underground lab...bbiab

Shit like this is what happens when you open up the flood gates to superpowers.

[jessica129]

I'd like to be able to eat anything I want 24/7. Is that a superpower? I think so.

[Topaz]

Shit like this is what happens when you open up the flood gates to superpowers.

Id like to be able to transform the lower half of my body into a tornado. Then Id get a job as the best street sweeper in the universe.

[Khola aka Bee]

Captivating people and making them connect with me emotionally, in a deep way. The rest would fall into place from there.

[jewels]

I'd like to be able to spot all ISTps! Or, sing. Or hip hop dance -- have you seen that thing called the "clown walk"? It looks so interesting, but I can't figure it out. Any of the above.

[UDP]

[meatburger]

I'd like to be able to spot all ISTps!

As lame as it sounds being able to see like an aura of socionics type around everyone would be pretty cool i recon. Blue for ISTp, red for ESTj, pink for ISTj etc. I almost believe that if we all keep at it, one day you might be able to get this proficient.

[Minde]

As lame as it sounds being able to see like an aura of socionics type around everyone would be pretty cool i recon. Blue for ISTp, red for ESTj, pink for ISTj etc. I almost believe that if we all keep at it, one day you might be able to get this proficient.

Haha, super-socionists. I like it.

[Not A Communist Shill]

I'd like to be good at making money, so that I can retire early.

[UDP]

For the record I had no where else to put this, and it was somewhat humorous, so this was the easiest thread to put it in.


A talent?
Understanding, wisdom. Know how and what to cultivate, and make the best/'right' decisions. What to take and what to leave behind. How to interact with people in a way that develops them - build people up.

And the dedication/discipline to sustain that.


a special power would be to stop time so that I could focus on things indefinitely and a thoroughly as I'd like, without being crunched or rushed.

[Ritella]

I would like to be able to give birth to myself.
I think it'd be a profoundly metaphorical experience.

[UDP]

************************** WARNING *****************
THE FOLLOWING IS A UDP JOKE THAT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE MEAN
BUT IS RATHER OFF COLOR. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED; PROCEED
WITH CAUTION

I would like to be able to give birth to myself.
I think it'd be a profoundly metaphorical experience.

Well, I'll be damned. I can say "go fuck yourself" and I will be encouraging
someone's special talents, hopes, and dreams.

[meatburger]

I would like to be able to give birth to myself.
I think it'd be a profoundly metaphorical experience.

I will deliver you! Although it might not be as exciting as me giving birth to myself because im a man.

[munenori2]

With my freeze ray
I will stop the world

With my freeze ray
I will find the time to
Find the words to

Tell you how
How you make
Make me feel
What’s the phrase?

Like a fool
Kind of sick
Special needs
Anyways

With my freezeray
I will stop the pain
It’s not a death ray or an icebeam
That’s all Johnny Snow

I just think you need time to know
That I’m the guy to make it real
The feelings you don’t dare to feel
I’ll bend the world to our will
And we’ll make time stand still

That’s the plan
Rule the world
You and me
Anyday

Love your hair
("What?")
"No I . . I, uh . . . love the . . . air"
Anyway

With my freeze ray I will stop –

[Ritella]

I will deliver you! Although it might not be as exciting as me giving birth to myself because im a man.

lol

[dattebayo]

I'd like to be able to spot all ISTps! Or, sing. Or hip hop dance -- have you seen that thing called the "clown walk"? It looks so interesting, but I can't figure it out. Any of the above.

ha, reading this made me really want to know a female enfp irl I can just imagine how we would take all kinds of wacky classes all the time. The classes would prolly only hold interest for a couple of weeks though, but so what. It would still be fun

Jewels, be my imaginary friend! We could soo master the clown dance - in our heads at least, ha ha

oh on a more grounded note I'll tell you how I spot a SLI. I don't know if you can use this, or if it's strictly me that work this way:

girl SLI: the kind of person that make me think "I wish I was more like her"
It's something about the way they they don't let anything dictate them other than themselves. I like that. Plus they are way cooler than I will ever be
also they don't look or dress like other girls. I dunno what it is but there is clearly a difference. It's not that they look masculine or anything. They are not 'cute' I guess

boy SLI: these I have noticed come in various forms (or maybe just moods). Some are more shy than others. The first kind can seem cold. Not hostile (at all), but concentrated and active in doing what they might be doing. They seem to not take interest in what goes on around them, and quite contempt in themselves.
The other kind is a bit harder to spot, as I don't notice them straight off. They are very quiet and unconsuming. No one seems to notice them, but they notice EVERYTHING! Their eyes may have a shy look to them, but they will see everything that's going on around them LOL.
Both types are really friendly, once you start talking to them
oh and even if they like u they won't show it. Not in a 'nomal' or 'aggressive' way at least. They might say a couple of words to you and maybe come with some other subtle hints (do stuff for u), but they won't likely make a proper move on you or try to draw attention to themselves, which would prolly either creep u out or turn u off anyways
So it's ur job as an IEE to befriend them, once they have indicated their interest in all but obvious ways LOL
This all sounds weird but I swear it feels completely normal. Sort of the SLI-IEE chain of action, I guess

oh, and all I know tend to be tall and lanky. They walk *extremely* slow or at least very leisurely. Others think they are really cold but I always saw them as 'friendly'? go figure

[xyz]

My own talent? Eh I dunno.

Maybe sing?

[dattebayo]

sing or Si-ng?

[xyz]

sing or Si-ng?

Oh I already do plenty of the latter. Although I prefer the less technical "sitting on my ass" term.

[dattebayo]

*zing*

[xyz]

*zing*

But to honestly answer your question I'd want a talent that would make me rich so then I could do whatever the hell I wanted.

[dattebayo]

I knew that It's what every SLI in his right mind wants

[xyz]

I knew that It's what every SLI in his right mind wants

We tend to be simple creatures when it comes to flights of fancy.

[JRiddy]

In all honesty I wish I had the talent of delayed gratification.

[dattebayo]

.....wait for it.....
.....wait.....
....a little..... longer......

heh

whats with all the honesty all of a sudden?

and I liked your first suggestion better laser eyes are cool, but hey, it's your talent
and this one is achievable. In theory at least. I've given up in ever getting it my self

[Creepy-Cyclops]

Am I supposed to come up with something big here or can I say that i'm happy with the ones i've got?

[dattebayo]

for you, cyclops, I'd recommend making something up. Anything