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Probably not the most awesome, but something I have wanted to brag about: at swing dance classes, I've been making an effort to remember people's names. One girl in particular, I forgot her name after getting it twice, but I remembered that it was "eye-something-something". I also remembered that she was Turkish. So I googled for a list of Turkish given names, and per wikipedia, decided she was probably called Aybüke.
I didn't see her for a few weeks, but next time I did, I said "Aybüke, right?", and her reaction was a delightful combination of surprise, pleasedness, and embarassment that she'd forgotten mine.
I like this. I totally think that it makes sense with the intention of this thread to think of the thing you're most proud of.
Similarly, at a CFAR workshop, we were debriefing from CoZE (Comfort Zone Expansion), and the thing I shared that put me most out of my comfort zone wasn't actually the most awesome thing I did.
Not saving the world awesome, but still good, because names are hard.