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Just my random thoughts about relationships, people, life. I enjoy philosophizing and observing the curious creatures called "humans". Feel free to share your own!
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If a person is confident in a trait they claim to possess, they won't need to announce it constantly. Whether it's a personality trait, a life experience, an area of expertise, a talent or skill. What we are, and what we know, and what we can do, should be expressed through the way we live, the actions we take, and the way we treat people and situations around us. The person who begins every sentence with "If I'm being completely honest" or "I'm going to be totally honest" makes me question why they feel the need to insert that qualifier. Are you not completely and totally honest every time you open your mouth? Or the person who feels compelled to persistently shore up every comment with a flowery exposition of just why they know more about every topic than everyone else around them. Such expressions of "confidence" are overkill, and in fact, all too often hide deep-seated insecurities that they are desperately hoping you won't notice.
When someone is genuinely confident in being good, or honest, or intelligent, or educated, they don't have to remind you of it every time you converse. You'll learn it for yourself by interacting with them, and observing them.
Beware the person who feels compelled to give you their life resume every time they speak.
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If a person is confident in a trait they claim to possess, they won't need to announce it constantly. Whether it's a personality trait, a life experience, an area of expertise, a talent or skill. What we are, and what we know, and what we can do, should be expressed through the way we live, the actions we take, and the way we treat people and situations around us. The person who begins every sentence with "If I'm being completely honest" or "I'm going to be totally honest" makes me question why they feel the need to insert that qualifier. Are you not completely and totally honest every time you open your mouth? Or the person who feels compelled to persistently shore up every comment with a flowery exposition of just why they know more about every topic than everyone else around them. Such expressions of "confidence" are overkill, and in fact, all too often hide deep-seated insecurities that they are desperately hoping you won't notice.
When someone is genuinely confident in being good, or honest, or intelligent, or educated, they don't have to remind you of it every time you converse. You'll learn it for yourself by interacting with them, and observing them.
Beware the person who feels compelled to give you their life resume every time they speak.
