All the examples you gave involve physical coordination. Have you tried any activities that involve on-the-spot thinking but not coordination? Debate club and improv theatre are two examples that other people listed in the comments. If you have tried these, I would be curious to know what your experience was like.
As for the coordination thing...I feel your pain. It takes me a lot longer than most people to fit new skills into muscle memory. It took me an entire semester before I could reliably take blood pressure.
I remember my friends in rez used to learn hip-hop routines by watching Youtube videos. I wonder if being able to pause a video and observe each frame would help you? It would allow you to learn the moves at your own pace, but if you’re not very aware of your own body, it might be hard without the feedback of an instructor.
I’m not good at wit or banter. I live-action roleplay, and of course used to tabletop roleplay; and I like improv games, like Once Upon a Time. I’m pretty good at those. Baron Munchausen is difficult for me—but the only group I’ve seen play it well was a group of professional fantasy authors. That game terrifies most people.
I don’t think coordination is the problem. It’s not like I know what to do but have difficulty doing it. There are just too many variables to keep track of.
All the examples you gave involve physical coordination. Have you tried any activities that involve on-the-spot thinking but not coordination? Debate club and improv theatre are two examples that other people listed in the comments. If you have tried these, I would be curious to know what your experience was like.
As for the coordination thing...I feel your pain. It takes me a lot longer than most people to fit new skills into muscle memory. It took me an entire semester before I could reliably take blood pressure.
I remember my friends in rez used to learn hip-hop routines by watching Youtube videos. I wonder if being able to pause a video and observe each frame would help you? It would allow you to learn the moves at your own pace, but if you’re not very aware of your own body, it might be hard without the feedback of an instructor.
I’m not good at wit or banter. I live-action roleplay, and of course used to tabletop roleplay; and I like improv games, like Once Upon a Time. I’m pretty good at those. Baron Munchausen is difficult for me—but the only group I’ve seen play it well was a group of professional fantasy authors. That game terrifies most people.
I don’t think coordination is the problem. It’s not like I know what to do but have difficulty doing it. There are just too many variables to keep track of.