My children, all three of them, have a keen eye for clues and pattern recognition. They love to watch monster movies. They almost always guess the monster’s hidden weakness in the first few minutes of the film, even with the most subtle of clues.
It might not be the most practical skill directly, but indirectly it’s amazing. Being able to pick up on what kinds of things annoy or delight a person early in knowing them is a great way to navigate complex social situations. They might not be “monsters,” but everyone eventually gets a boss they’d like a few clues about.
The Opportunity Machine 