Develop what comes easily to you
I apologize if my memory is a bit hazy, but...
I remember Mr. Hayashi from Toshin High School saying on TV once, 'We tend to assume that things we worked hard to master are very impressive and great, but in reality, those are often things that others can do quite easily. So, try the opposite approach: focus more on the things you find easy to do. Because those are often the things that others find difficult.' ...or something to that effect.
I am also the type to discard things I'm not good at.
For example, I have absolutely no confidence in my memory, so I don't even try to memorize things in the first place.
Since I can't remember people's names, I rely on a business card management app on my smartphone. Since I forget things I need to do, I write to-do lists in a memo app and add hashtags so I can find tasks even with vague keywords. I put everything—not just work requirements, but even plans to go out for drinks—into my calendar app and carefully set alarms for them. Since I forget where I parked my car at shopping malls, I take pictures of the area where I parked... (I really couldn't live without my smartphone, haha)
My memory is weak, but for some reason, I am good at mashups. Only at those times does my memory (temporarily) become active.
A mashup is the act of combining multiple elements to create a completely new product or service that didn't exist before. It is characterized not by creating something from nothing, but by multiplying existing things together to generate new value that the original creators of those things or services never anticipated.
However, unfortunately,
when living a normal life, there aren't that many opportunities to utilize mashup skills in business or other areas.
And so, various mashup products are created in my brain every day. If you see me staring blankly into space, please assume that some kind of mashup is being formed in my brain.
However, unfortunately,
because my memory is weak, I end up forgetting those mashup products I worked so hard to create one after another.