omg, this is a good idea! I have all sorts of lists on my Keep notes, ranging from to-do lists, groceries, to personal values. Making one on hobbies and likes for these types of situations is a great idea. Thanks!
I blank so hard at these kind of questions. Then I panic about how blank I must look so then I extra can’t “make up what a normie might say” the damn vicious circle. I read something this was called hmmm…. Had to google it, selective mutism. Was quite interesting to think back through times this happened to me, but interestingly am only now realizing how much it was in response to vague open ended prompts
This reminds me of when I got my second career/office job, people would ask "where are you coming from?" and it was soo long before I realized they meant "what was your previous job?" not "where were you born (and why don't you live there), and what part of town do you live in?"
In saying that though, I'm not actually confident in either interpretation being correct, because sometimes they'd just ask where I was from (omitting "coming")
It can be even more confusing if you're visibly or otherwise noticeably not White/Anglo, so then you're wondering if they're asking about your racial or ethnic ancestry.
It's especially hard for me since my favorite anything changes. I don't like being restrained to one favorite thing all the time. It really depends on the situation. For example, with music, it depends on my current situation and emotional disposition. Sometimes I really like a super sad song, and sometimes I like an exciting energetic song. Having long-term favorites is something I don't understand.
o O (Hold on, is this what they're ACTUALLY asking for...?)
o O (OK, I have a sales-y script I can recite, but this isn't a sales position...I don't know if the "authentic me" answer I have would be any better...)
Can see my reflection making that exact face. As I come to terms with the reality that I can't just lurk if I want this community to succeed here. And after 20 minutes this is all my brain would produce...
Btw. i like it when these memes cartoons make people respond. Else i'm quite averse. Up to the point that i'm ignore-button triggered. ...
... Uh, my goodness now that i know that the word "meme" has been coined by Richard Dawkins, of all people ... i'm compelled to dislike it more than ever. :-) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme
Radical materialism, simply wrong. Following his ideas would be completely neglecting the experience of my Self. I have a master's in biology as well, and i understand that way of thinking. Darwinian evolution nothing wrong with that, but it clearly doesn't stop on the material level. I have simply progressed beyond that. I opened up a little about my path in my post yesterday.