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Why am I so fucking bad at staring contests? Is it genetic or biological? My mom beats me at them all the time and I just laugh within 5 seconds even trying my hardest

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I play a videogame I like, a fighting game, at a very high level. I was bad at it for ages. As soon as a 'method' clicked for me, I had a way of managing and learning many many things at a far greater aptitude than anyone I personally have known at least

I actually don't know if I should tell anyone it because it usually results in them thinking it's too hard to apply despite being neanderthal tier simple and me being afraid they'll use it to get really really good

I'll just give a hint. The problem is not to approach learning like you are a weak computer trying to completely assimilate a program, try to approach things step by step. Just think of an idea and if it works a bit better than the next, just add it. You have to accept your humanity and weakness before you can become strong. A technique that makes it easier to write down and bring up notes is just as valuable as the ability to remember things

I do staring contests with my mother. I am naturally just really bad at them, I can't win, no matter what. Absolutely genetic. I giggle first, even though I absolutely don't really like her and want to stare her down a lot. But I still try to learn a little each time

I learn comedic timing for pulling faces. I tried to mask them as smiles I pulled for just a little, can throw that out if there's a rule against faking smiles but this is just a fun contest. I learn to think of other things while looking at her and not focus on what I'm looking at. I might even try just stabbing my fingers with my thumbnail as hard as I can without drawing blood to see if that helps

So I lost, and that's a simple skill, but that's a similar mentality to what I apply to things

You should just learn lots and lots of little tricks. Accept you won't be smart enough to originate most of them and borrow a lot too. Try to improve on them as well, if you can