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> Can you draw pictures of things without consulting a present example? On a scale of 1-10, my drawing ability is, generously, a 1. > If only slightly or very abstractly, have you ever tried improving this skill? "Improve drawing ability" is sort of on my back burner of things I should do - think, "I should buy a boat" cat meme. Even if I were consulting a present example, though, my ability to draw something would b…
Thanks! Definitely agree what may seem a 'gap' from one perspective may fuel advantages in other dimensions. By analogy to software data, it's almost as if you're 'serializing' memories differently. One last thing I wonder may be correlated: do you have a good sense of direction/navigation?
If someone gives me spoken directions, or I read them ahead of time and then don't reference them, I generally do fine. But if I walk around in an unfamiliar area I tend to get turned around.