u/rasberrycroissant

Probably a stupid question, but I always gym/climb in baggier clothes, it’s a comfort thing. So my regular get up is a hoodie and baggy cargos, maybe a T shirt if it’s super warm (I run cold so this usually doesn’t bother me).

Today I noticed nearly everyone else was wearing something a bit more skin-tight, like sports leggings, smaller t shirts, whatever. Even people who weren’t wearing that were at least wearing tighter sweats, or closer fitted T shirts. I’ve never had any trouble moving around in my clothes, but I figure there might be a logic to what literally everyone else is wearing?

For what it’s worth, I’ve never had any trouble with my clothes or got caught in anything, and I slip off walls a reasonable amount because I’m not very good.

Every time I say this people rush to correct me, like I’ve said something incredibly self deprecating but I genuinely do not see that as the case. If people can be extraordinary at anything, it stands to reason that people should be able to be mediocre at things. I love being mediocre!!!!!

I paint. I’m not great, but not terrible, I can paint a pretty landscape and put the colours where I want them. I’m also pretty good at drawing, not the best but definitely good enough for my purposes. I’m not an illustrator but people say nice things when they glance over my shoulder at what I do!

I’m an average student. Not top of the class, not bottom, but always good enough that I pass but with enough to improve on that I never get bored. I’m alright at work, too, I’m not some kind of prodigy but I work in a hospital and patients thank me :)

I’m alright at writing!! I have a little webseries I write, I think it’s a bit cringey at times, people like it, and I like writing it. I probably wouldn’t be so good as an author but hey, I don’t want to be an author.

I have a physical disability, so a lot of sports are off the table, but not all!! My climbing gym has 10 route difficulties, and I’ve been hovering around the 5th one for a while. I can’t throw myself up a wall in 4 seconds flat, but I have lots of fun and I always smile when I leave.

I can cook well enough that I make myself happy. I can’t dance but I do jump up and down with my friends. I can’t sing but I know all the words to my favourite songs. My dexterity isn’t great but I can play some riffs from my favourite songs on the piano.

Passion always beats talent, so I don’t need to worry that I’m not naturally talented at anything. I can work at anything to get better. I’ll never be world-class but I’m pretty camera shy so that’s probably better for everyone. And I never get bored!! :D

Jack of all trades, better than none, but I’m happier than if I was just a jack of one :]

In medical school so literally everyone and their mother adores flashcards. My university puts loads of focus on peers helping each other so I probably have access to the best flashcards for my course and I still can't use them. It makes me feel spoiled, like I physically couldn't ask for better and it still doesn't work. They're mindnumbing, it's like staring at a wall for all the information I get. It's next to impossible to keep myself motivated. There's so damn many of them because the information all gets condensed to one little question and answer, and my whole thing has always been connecting all the information I get til it makes sense.

And, on the other hand, there's not very many better ways to just remember loads of information. I can do some flashcards, but I just can't do a whole unit of them, but how else am I supposed to understand a load of content, especially stuff that's not otherwise interrelated? A topic like population health will combine all sorts of smaller topics, it's so needlessly difficult to get in my brain. I hate it and I don't have good alternatives because there are some things that genuinely don't have a physical/interesting way to learn them