Call him Ishmael?
I Feel Stupid
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Call him Ishmael?
Pics or it isn't true
Clearly, he doesn't know you very well.
Or ginger cats. They're EVILLLLLLLL!
Yeeeah, thought so. 
Hello.
And I presume more humble as well?
I don't know what would be worse, someone with an ego or someone without one.
I was watching an episode of Frasier last night that dealt with exactly this dilemma. Frasier felt threatened by the arrival of a more sophisticaled, more well educated, more intelligent, younger and more attractive male coworker. He dealt with it by convincing his competitor to make a fool of himself doing the one thing that he was not good at (singing) in front of guests at a party.
I hope that I find a less destructive way to deal with this problem when I have to face it.
Let it be the sensation that drives you to work harder, then it will be a useful feeling, rather than something that trips you up.
At different times I have felt like Einstein reborn, and I have also felt thick as two short planks. I have discovered both extremes need to be moderated.
Feeling stupid is a type of fear. Fear is a primitive part of ourselves that seems to shut down higher thinking. Fear is designed to save your life, but is not suited to most modern situations. The only type of thinking that happens in a state of fear is a type of black and white shorthand, things are only safe/unsafe, good/bad, etc. The responses are necessarily dramatic - freeze, fight, or flight.
To function in a productive way, the fear response must match the situation. A classroom situation ought to have a very low level of fear. The trick is to see things as they really are, unclouded by emotion, and then respond with the appropriate action, which in this situation is to get down to some serious studying. Once you feel you are doing something about your fear, then it should recede naturally.
When you have a fear you can do nothing about, that's when you've got problems.
At different times I have felt like Einstein reborn, and I have also felt thick as two short planks. I have discovered both extremes need to be moderated.
Feeling stupid is a type of fear. Fear is a primitive part of ourselves that seems to shut down higher thinking. Fear is designed to save your life, but is not suited to most modern situations. The only type of thinking that happens in a state of fear is a type of black and white shorthand, things are only safe/unsafe, good/bad, etc. The responses are necessarily dramatic - freeze, fight, or flight.
To function in a productive way, the fear response must match the situation. A classroom situation ought to have a very low level of fear. The trick is to see things as they really are, unclouded by emotion, and then respond with the appropriate action, which in this situation is to get down to some serious studying. Once you feel you are doing something about your fear, then it should recede naturally.
When you have a fear you can do nothing about, that's when you've got problems.
It is difficult to master the reptilian mind is it not?
Don't feel too bad we've all done that at one time.
I feel I can't do a lot of stuff and just don't try.
You'll do fine, believe in your self.
I feel a bit retarded I let my feeling out Saturday (and I wasn't drunk) I think I may have embarrassed her a bit.
I feel I can't do a lot of stuff and just don't try.
You'll do fine, believe in your self.
I feel a bit retarded I let my feeling out Saturday (and I wasn't drunk) I think I may have embarrassed her a bit.
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It didn't help that my professor for basic communication skills chose to write everything out in comic sans.
I agree, a harder class is preferable to an easy one. I want my money put to work. When it comes to an education, I want someone to teach me. Don't placate me, don't bore me or coddle me, give me the tools I need to excel at my chosen career path.
