What is your ultimate skill?

Hypothetical: A once in a lifetime proposition arises where a higher-up executive approaches in your dream field and challenges you to _______. If you win, you get an offer. If you don't, you never have an opportunity to enter said-field again.

Assuming you accept the challenge, what are you willing to bet on that you are - definitively - better than this person? Could be something like basketball, ping pong, poker, rock paper scissors, glassblowing, etc.

Ultimately, what do you truly excel at?

 

What is my ultimate skill?

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Seems like a "Space Jam" question, I like it. If it's the average American executive - old and fat - I might definitely pick an athletic skill. Running is too common in case I get unlucky.

However, I'm pretty sure I type faster than any older executive, so we would have a WPM competition typathon and I would basically crush any exec.

Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes.
 

I always think about a variation to this question: do you possess any skill that you are better at than anyone else in the world? if not, are you likely top 10 at anything? I feel like the answer is no for most people. could be anything though- basket weaving, tying a tie, Mario kart, ping pong- would be interested to know if anyone on WSO thinks they top 10 in or even #1 at some weird/niche skill

 

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