Figuring out what your good at!

[JJB]

It's always fascinated me how the people I've known either know what they are good at or at least have an idea of what talents they have. I on the other hand, have never figured out my skills or talents. Whenever someone asks me I always go blank. So I'd be fascinated to know if others have had a similar situation. I knew people at school who knew exactly what they were doing with their future and had it all planned out, more people then you'd realize.

I have made the mistake I think, of trying to hard to figure out if I have a talent or skill. It's as if the more you go looking for it, the further it is away. I know I have certain abilities, but I don't count them as skills as most people my age are as good as I or much better. For example building a PC or typing. So I don't generally see them as talents or skills, yet I keep looking for inspiration. Perfectionism doesn't help, I hate it with a passion.

If I do something I'm the slightly bit proud of, the instant it happens I'm thinking of how others have done it better or picking out faults with it. Remember doing a piece of art once at school, took forever and when I finally completed it, I looked to my left and another student had done a piece of art that made my drawing look like it had been done my a two year old. That's when I decided to give up art and the class, maybe that was a mistake, but it's how I felt.
But I'd be interested to hear others experiences.

 

[Sartana]

You shouldn't blow off your PC skills so quickly. It might seem like its not much, but most people in the world wouldn't know a motherboard from a heatsink. Being able to build your own pc is a really good skill that most people don't have.

Sorry that I didn't answer your question, but it sounds like you have skills to me! It shouldn't bother you too much if someone else can do it better.

 

[Sora]

Funny I kinda feel the same was as you JJB, I can do quite a few things but I never consider them a talent or skill, I never really consider it to be of anything special or good. for instance I can build computers too and I just assume that's nothing and that most people can do it. That's one thing we must realise, what feels normal or natural to us is hard as hell to do for someone else. It is a skill even if someone can do it better than you, there will always be someone better than you but that's no reason to give up!

 

[Invisibleman]

Yeah I find everybody has talent except for me. I feel like even on this forum every tom,dick,and vladimir has music,art,and a masters degree in bio-mechanical engineering. Me I have absolutely nothing. Theres really nothing in my life I can do thats special or unique. I kinda have the thing where I have skills but I dont really count them. I have amazing natural skill in table tennis....thats about it.All im good for.

 

[MrJones]

I have this problem, I've tried a lot of things and there is nothing that I'm especially good at, average at the best.

I can build a PC too (for those who don't, it's not so difficult ) and I'm now studying Computer Engineering (not only because of that, of course). Maybe you can try to do something similar, if you like computer stuff, and see if you like some of the things you make there. It's not a 100% safe way to know what you're good at, but if you like it you can try.

 

[DevC]

I am sailing in the same boat, and if I ever find out how to get off I'll let you know hehe.

 

[Raijin]

same here i know how you feel i do plenty of things but don't consider them talents at all