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jack of all trades | arielle lok

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leading question: what dexterity skill do you think you’re in the top percentile of? alternatively, what action do you think you’ve repeated over 1,000 times? my friends asked michael how many times he’s shuffled a deck of cards in his lifetime (thus far). “napkin math? well, every time i shuffle a deck, i usually shuffle it around 7 times (the official tournament rule minimum) before placing it down. in every competitive game i’ve played, i probably shuffle around 20 times per game, so 140 times in total give or take.  i’ve probably played upwards of 5,000 recorded games in my life. so that brings us to around 700,000 times just for shuffling pokemon cards alone. but it’s probably much more than that.” (note: he does not include the 8 consecutive hours he spent practicing a one-handed shuffle to impress me.) beyond shuffling, michael is also an extremely gifted piano player. i think there is a element of raw talent (he is undeniably clever) but more than that, he’s the kind of person

jack of all trades | arielle lok go back 02112023 jack of all trades leading question: what dexterity skill do you think you're in the top percentile of? alternatively, what action do you think you've repeated over 1,000 times? my friends asked michael how many times he's shuffled a deck of cards in his lifetime (thus far). "napkin math? well, every time i shuffle a deck, i usually shuffle it around 7 times (the official tournament rule minimum) before placing it down. in every competitive game i've played, i probably shuffle around 20 times per game, so 140 times in total give or take. i've p

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