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Welcome to the ever-famous, ever-popular Friday’s Food for Thought post on got geoint? We live in a world populated with people who have the most amazing — and some say mind blowing — talents. And, many scientists believe that all humans will eventually evolve into having these traits. How does this impact us and our community? Think about it. These talents could be used by the Intelligence Community to help further protect our nation. For example, there is a woman whose sense of sight and sound are blended and she actually sees colors as a result. Wouldn’t a person with these talents be an asset to the NSA? Pretty cool, huh? Read more below.

What Super IT Skills You Need to Work in the IC
Working in the IC is certainly excitng and rewarding. But, what skills do you need to posses to be a super hero in this community. Well, according to Intelligence.gov, to have an IT career, you need the following skills: Application Programming, Cable Installation, Computer File Maintenance, Configuration Management, Component Testing, Database Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Installation, Information Security, Life Cycle Management, Networks Engineering, Security Engineering, Software Engineering, System Testing and Evaluation, Systems Programming, Technical Assistance, Technical Assessment, and Troubleshooting and Repairing. So, do you have the skills?

Secret to Success for the Average Person? Motivational Tapes
Chances are than most of us do not have innate, and some would say over-the-top talents. Most of us fall into the middle of the bell shape curve – bringing back some knowledge from our college statistics classes! So, what can the average person do to achieve the what many dream of? Fortunately, and thanks to the Internet, we found an article that uncovers the secret of success for the average person (insert sarcastic comment here). Did you know that the first step is to listen to motivational tapes? We kid you not. Check out this article for a good laugh.

Extraordinary people – Synaesthetes
Some people have the capability to see and taste music, as well as extraordinary powers of memory — all tied up into one. This phenomenon is called Synaesthesia where certain perceptual stimuli induce an unrelated and illusory perception. For example, a digit-color synaesthete may experience a sensation of the color green whenever exposed to the number 3. As we noted at the top of this post, these skills would be a great asset to the NSA. Check out this video:

A Blind Man Who Is An Amazing Painter
Some people’s talents can truly amaze and confound the scientific community. Esref Armagan is one of these people. He was born without eyes and has never seen light, or the world itself. What is truly unique about Esref is that he can paint the most amazing pictures that are very detailed and have extreme depth and perspective. He has astounded and confused the science community. Check out this video below:

Skills to Pay The Bills
What is one of the most important human traits? That’s right. The ability to survive and thrive. And, what this really means is the “skills to pay the bills.” What better way to cap off this video-heavy FFT post that a live Beastie Boys clip of their classic “Skills to Pay the Bills.” Enjoy and Happy Friday!

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