What’s a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had?

When I was reading the Church Fathers I repeatedly ran into Greek words which I realized were perfectly familiar to the original audiences as well as to the first disciples.  My fascination turned to bubbling joy a few years later when I started acing and kept acing every quiz and exam over six semesters of biblical Hebrew and Greek.

Nowadays when others whip out their favourite commentaries and authorities I am both content and productive with the simple unparaphrased sentences. I do little or no beating ’round the bush.