It sounds to me (without any evidence, mind) that your pattern-matching ability seems to be more in the “visual” category (physical problems, etc.), and your friends’ abilities are more in the “abstract” category (symbol and expression manipulation, etc.).
It sounds to me (without any evidence, mind) that your pattern-matching ability seems to be more in the “visual” category (physical problems, etc.), and your friends’ abilities are more in the “abstract” category (symbol and expression manipulation, etc.).