Episode description
Have you sometimes find yourself different or wished you stand out?
When I was a kid, I thought I was a horse of a different color among all the kids I play with because I can visualize different images especially of a human face in random surfaces or things. For example, when I'm doing my thing in the toilet, I sometimes see faces with different expressions on the unfinished concrete of the toilet's floor or sometimes I can see animal or human form in shadows or clouds. I remember one moment when I immediately got out of the toilet because I saw a creepy face on the broken portion of the tiled wall with its eyes looking at me . This thing really freaked me out.
I really thought that I was the only one who can do it but I just recently read about the word APOPHENIA. It is the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things for example seeing shapes in clouds or faces on a surface. And it exactly talks about what I thought only I can.
But the good thing about having apophenia is that I became more imaginative and creative to the point that I turned out to be too witty which is good in giving humorous speeches and catching audience attention. I also noticed that it helped me in analyzing ideas, solving puzzles and critical thinking activities.
I was able to pass a lot of examinations as well though some of the questions were not included in the ones I reviewed because I can easily identify the relationship of the question to the unfamiliar answer through the structure of the word. I don't know. It's hard to explain this skill but this is the one I found different from others.
Actually, it helped me a lot even in the field that I have chosen which is to work in the film and advertising industry. Because here, you need to think of a catchy title for a movie or a tagline for an advertisement. I have tried this a lot during my internship.
This skill also helped me in constructing the message I delivered in some of my preaching in the church, or in preparing speeches for the public speaking activities I joined. I can say that I am adept at creating or crafting new words or phrases from combined words which will be catchy for the audience.
How was my skill? Do you find it interesting or annoying? How about you? What is the unique skill that you have and why do you consider it different from others?
I'm excited to hear your story. But before you do that, try to check out these vocabulary and make sure to use them in your sentences.
1.STAND OUT - to be noticeable
2. A HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR -one who does things differently from others
3.ADEPT - (adj) very skilled or proficient at something
Note: Make sure to use the preposition AT after the word adept (ex: He is adept at cutting papers)
By the way, are you missing the extra challenges? Here's one.
Aside from the vocabulary given, I challenge you to use any adjective that you know that starts with letter C(example: cautious,cynical, callous,etc).
You might think it's hard. No it's not.
I know you are skillful for this so start recording your story. Good luck!