I was
born with this
trait, and it comes in very
handy.
Let's say you're about to leave a room. Someone calls after you, "Hey Joe! I forgot, there's one more thing I need you to do!" Most people will
turn around, or at least
stop. It's
involuntary. I don't have that problem. I have the
ability to just keep walking like I never heard the person, forcing him to give the
assignment/
work/
project to the next poor
schmoe who walks by. I can't even begin to tell you how much
aggravation this little
trick has saved me over the years.
This was something that all the
recruits in the
Bill the Galactic Hero series of books (by
Harry Harrison) learned real fast, going along with the number one rule of being in the
military:
Never Volunteer.