Reverb10 Prompts 16 and 17
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crankyoldmanSkipping 15, because I don't like time-dependent prompts much. XD
December 16 – Friendship. How has a friend changed you or your perspective on the world this year? Was this change gradual, or a sudden burst?
The more people I meet and befriend, the less of an asshole I am.
No really! Think about it; one of the major techniques of training someone so they can say, kill or do something terrible to another person is to de-humanize them. It's harder to ignore injustices if you not only have a face to associate, but an actual emotional connection to someone.
I'll never expect any of my friends to be my GUIDE TO NOT BEING AN ASSHOLE (not your job, your job is to be awesome/content as possible), but being in your lives in some capacity has always enriched mine. You help keep me squishy. And hopefully I can be a positive presence at times too.
The internet needs more friendship and less wank, essentially.
December 17 – Lesson Learned. What was the best thing you learned about yourself this past year? And how will you apply that lesson going forward?
I learned that I need to stop fighting my tendency towards leadership.
I'm really not sure entirely what got it into my head that I was not cut out to lead anything, and that putting me in leadership positions was doomed for failure. Because actually, when I am in that kind of position, things get done, and usually get done well.
I started to notice this in Senior Design, because I kind of stepped up as the Person-Handling Leader, as the actual group leader was more the Knowledgeable-In-Things type leader. And we both worked well together, because I didn't step on his expertise and he listened to me. And at work this year, when I stepped in and took responsibility for the interns, there was a lot less shenanigans and stranger still, they seemed to like what I was doing for them.
My take away from all this is that I should ignore that voice that tells me I suck and step up when people are just kind of waffling about what to do. Cause I totally have this. I don't know how or why, but I'm good at being in charge of things and should just accept it.
We'll see if I can keep it up if I get into grad school. XD
December 16 – Friendship. How has a friend changed you or your perspective on the world this year? Was this change gradual, or a sudden burst?
The more people I meet and befriend, the less of an asshole I am.
No really! Think about it; one of the major techniques of training someone so they can say, kill or do something terrible to another person is to de-humanize them. It's harder to ignore injustices if you not only have a face to associate, but an actual emotional connection to someone.
I'll never expect any of my friends to be my GUIDE TO NOT BEING AN ASSHOLE (not your job, your job is to be awesome/content as possible), but being in your lives in some capacity has always enriched mine. You help keep me squishy. And hopefully I can be a positive presence at times too.
The internet needs more friendship and less wank, essentially.
December 17 – Lesson Learned. What was the best thing you learned about yourself this past year? And how will you apply that lesson going forward?
I learned that I need to stop fighting my tendency towards leadership.
I'm really not sure entirely what got it into my head that I was not cut out to lead anything, and that putting me in leadership positions was doomed for failure. Because actually, when I am in that kind of position, things get done, and usually get done well.
I started to notice this in Senior Design, because I kind of stepped up as the Person-Handling Leader, as the actual group leader was more the Knowledgeable-In-Things type leader. And we both worked well together, because I didn't step on his expertise and he listened to me. And at work this year, when I stepped in and took responsibility for the interns, there was a lot less shenanigans and stranger still, they seemed to like what I was doing for them.
My take away from all this is that I should ignore that voice that tells me I suck and step up when people are just kind of waffling about what to do. Cause I totally have this. I don't know how or why, but I'm good at being in charge of things and should just accept it.
We'll see if I can keep it up if I get into grad school. XD