Posted by Medusa on February 13, 2004, at 5:24:52
In reply to The Best of Navel Gazing., posted by LindaWelfare on February 13, 2004, at 0:29:09
> now I find myself at a loss for words in the middle of modest conversation.
>Are you missing vocabulary, or thoughts? I find myself missing both.
> Worse, if I encounter someone who seems witty or more astute, or evokes the previous me, my self-esteem plummets
>In this case, I try to soak up as much as possible, to forget what they might think and to just take as much as I can get. Most people like talking about themselves, and won't mind contributing more intellectually if you're really getting something out of it. I still feel rotten, but ...
> Is there anyone out there who is CONSTANTLY calibrating their intellect and personality,
>LOL does anyone -not- do this?
I'm on a mission to improve my social skills, self-management skills, understanding of the world and so on as much as possible. So my inner critic tends to focus on how slowly I'm making progress, or how far I still have to go.
> I know I'm being vague and self-indulgentYou say that like it's a bad thing ...
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