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I read comments and someone said "math".

Now I remember that I have a this 9x9 times table in my brain lol

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_multiplication_table#The_Nine-nine_song_text_in_Chinese

Its like the PEMDAS thing, but its an entire multiplication table. I can recall the product of any [1 digit x 1 digit] within like 2 seconds. When I came to the US right after learning the 9x9, I found out my entire class has trouble doing the times table, and they were still learning it when I already had it memorized. They took longer than me to do multiplication. The teacher asked some kid a random [1 digit x 1 digit] and the kid just like sat in silence, I'm like: I KNOW THE ANSWER. I guess it makes sense... the "gaokao" there is a nightmare, overworking kids and rote memorization becomes norm in China. Depression also becomes norm and suicide rates go through the roof. I might've killed myself by now had I still be there.

Pissing outdoors... In the yard

Being assertive

basic life skills. cleaning, cooking, showing up on time, expressing myself, doing my job, etc.

i don't know why so many people struggle with them. but there are a lot of very unhappy people who'd be a lot happier if they could do these things. they they choose not to do them, I will never understand.