Do you have a natural talent? Is it useful?
@Lindalahughes (220)
United Kingdom
April 16, 2021 4:50am CST
The only one thing I'm naturally good at is telling when people are lying. I've had it tested and I'm 80% accurate at detecting deception. Most people are 47%.
And it might sound great, but it's not. It's like the worst natural talent anyone can have. It's of no use. I can tell when someone's lying, but I can't prove it. And you can't just accuse someone of lying without any evidence.
I would love to be naturally good at something useful like drawing, singing or something like that.
Are you naturally good at something? How did you discover it and has it been useful in your life?
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
16 Apr 21
That sounds like an interesting talent. If you could prove it you'd be great in court. As for me I'm good at drawing and recently I got back into painting. The picture on my profile is one of mine. I also make cards and earrings. I hope you are well. Have a nice day.
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
16 Apr 21
@Lindalahughes I practise but that was one of the first I've done since I started recently. I use Frank Clarke's Have Some More Fun method.
Have - Horizon
Some - Sky
More - Middle ground
Fun - Foreground
So you draw the horizon line first, then paint the sky, then the middle ground and then the foreground. Dry each part before painting the next.
I'm not much good at trees though. I really need to practice my trees. And I'd really like to be able to do realistic looking water.
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@Lindalahughes (220)
• United Kingdom
16 Apr 21
That's an absolutely beautiful picture! Did you practise or were you just naturally good?
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@Lindalahughes (220)
• United Kingdom
16 Apr 21
@sharonelton That's a cool way of remembering it. Have you ever watched Bob Ross? He makes trees and water look so effortless!
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@Lindalahughes (220)
• United Kingdom
19 Apr 21
That's a very lucky natural talent.
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@1creekgirl (41427)
• United States
16 Apr 21
That can be a useful talent, but hard to apply. I guess singing is mine. I'm not a professional, but I started singing at an early age and had a small country music band years ago. We won a few talent shows with songs I had written.
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@1creekgirl (41427)
• United States
16 Apr 21
@Lindalahughes Yes, but specials in church, usually the times when my husband preaches the message that day.
@Lindalahughes (220)
• United Kingdom
16 Apr 21
That's cool, do you still sing now?
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@Lindalahughes (220)
• United Kingdom
16 Apr 21
I do try to stay away from liars.
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@Fa_Maverick (9487)
• Australia
18 Apr 21
I have always had a natural ability to oick up languages I also have an affinity to pick up anything to do with medicine quickly
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@Kumukyawaliz (476)
• Kampala, Uganda
16 Apr 21
you find out when you do things you like the most,if your family or parent tells you.
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@Kumukyawaliz (476)
• Kampala, Uganda
16 Apr 21
@Lindalahughes Keep iy up one day they will tell you
@Lindalahughes (220)
• United Kingdom
16 Apr 21
True, but I think you need someone to tell you as people aren't normally great at realising their own strengths.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
16 Apr 21
I am also good at that catching out someone when they are lying and you are right its not much use to me because no one ever believes me anyway.
Biggest talent maybe writing.
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@Lindalahughes (220)
• United Kingdom
17 Apr 21
It's a frustrating talent to have and totally useless unless you can prove someone is lying.
that's a nice talent to have though
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
17 Apr 21
I have perfect pitch, which is useful since I teach music. I can sing without having to walk over to the piano during class and still be in the right key. It's also a curse, since people singing in the wrong key drive me nuts.
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@Lindalahughes (220)
• United Kingdom
17 Apr 21
Wow that's so cool! Haha your head might explode if you heard me then!
@riverbetty108 (252)
• United States
16 Apr 21
I have a natural talent for sculpting. I discovered it just by trying to make dolls and animals. It hasn't been really useful, but I think it can be if I put time into it.
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@Kumukyawaliz (476)
• Kampala, Uganda
16 Apr 21
im good at discerning just like you,its not even talent but its wisdom differentiating good from bad,if you find out how to use it you would help many people with that thanks.
im good at speaking and encouraging. im good at writing
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@Lindalahughes (220)
• United Kingdom
16 Apr 21
I think so too, it's finding it first that is the problem.
