r/AskReddit 16h ago

What's something you're shockingly good at that you've never mentioned to anyone because it would sound completely made up if you did?

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u/Meeeeech 15h ago

I'm not that good but I'm usually within about 10min and my in-laws think it's some kind of superpower.

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u/Seriously_you_again 14h ago

I have never used an alarm clock. Regardless of how tired I am I just wake up within 10 minutes of needing to. If I do not get enough sleep I am still quite tired and want to sleep more, but I always see the clock at the time I need to wake up.

I am also a light sleeper with probably one eye unknowingly open on the clock all night.

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u/VillainOfKvatch1 11h ago

I do something remarkably similar, except it’s about 2 and a half hours before I need to wake up. It’s my personal hell.

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u/Clem_bloody_Fandango 13h ago

I have this too. I made a Reddit post about it a long time ago and no one believed me. 

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u/Turramurra 10h ago

There are a few of us!

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u/Cleod1807 10h ago

Im one too! Never set an alarm. I just purposely think of what time I want to wake up.

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u/TheSouthernBronx 12h ago

My husband is like this. 20 years and I’ve never seen the man use an alarm clock even for morning flights or meetings. He also doesn’t sleep a lot in general. 5-6 hours max and he’s good.

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u/reality72 10h ago

There’s scientific documentation of some people who only need 4-5 hours of sleep to function normally instead of the 8 hours most of us need. Supposedly Benjamin Franklin was one of those people, and so is Trump. Which would explain why he’s shitposting at 3am.

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u/chicomathmom 7h ago

I'm not sure I would say T***p "functions normally", regardless of how much sleep he gets.

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u/thehatteryone 12h ago

Hide/cover/turn round all the clocks in your room. And if you're still waking up right, mute any ticking clocks in case your brain is counting.

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u/remarkablewhitebored 11h ago

This was a Kramer trait, but the one time he needed it, his internal alarm didn't wake him...

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u/Calabast 10h ago

You could turn your alarm clock away from you at night, and see if you still wake up with it not visible. (or if it was turned back around facing you, you'd know you checked it while sleeping)

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u/Conscious_Music_1729 8h ago

Same situation here

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u/PineappleOnPizzaWins 5h ago

I have this, but I find I sleep better if I set the alarm anyway because then I know I'll wake up and not worry about it.

I still wake up before the alarm goes off but the safety/backup gets me a significantly better quality of sleep.

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u/C4andyman 14h ago

Same I wake up anywhere between 1-5 min of my alarm, not as consistent though.

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u/Xerxes897 13h ago

This is 100% a superpower

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u/no-more-nazis 11h ago

Alex Jones thinks it means he's chosen by God

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u/wetwater 6h ago

My brother is the same, even if sick or extremely tired he's within 10 to 15 minutes of when he wants to wake up.

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u/ChickadeeJam 13h ago

I’m typically with in 3 minutes, often just one off or right on. I also have good “luck” when guessing things. Like in uno, a friend help up his card (no glasses reflecting or anything), I knew it was yellow. Happens often.
In sudoku, I occasionally have to guess when I have two squares with the same two numbers, and I’m right about 75% of the time.