Self-Knowledge Question #20: Hiding Gifts
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ng_moonmothInitial post on what I'm doing here.
20. What gifts or talents do you have that you typically hide from yourself or others?
I'm not aware of any such thing I hide from myself. If I've successfully learned or done something before, I'll take advantage of future opportunities to do it. If I haven't tried something, I'll at least take a look at whether I should try it. I suspect any gift or talent for something would cause me to be interested enough to try it.
As far as hiding gifts or talents from others, I'm still working on grasping the idea that using something I'm good at can easily get in the way of someone else finding out their own capabilities in that area. I too often get impatient and take care of things myself. Getting this to not come across as intimidating is tricky, and not always possible.
20. What gifts or talents do you have that you typically hide from yourself or others?
I'm not aware of any such thing I hide from myself. If I've successfully learned or done something before, I'll take advantage of future opportunities to do it. If I haven't tried something, I'll at least take a look at whether I should try it. I suspect any gift or talent for something would cause me to be interested enough to try it.
As far as hiding gifts or talents from others, I'm still working on grasping the idea that using something I'm good at can easily get in the way of someone else finding out their own capabilities in that area. I too often get impatient and take care of things myself. Getting this to not come across as intimidating is tricky, and not always possible.
