And it makes me wonder...

 

Apartment insurance. I bought fire, flood and other naturals disasters insurance for my apartment, but never had burglary insurance. I just don't need it. When I tell this, people are surprised, that I have nothing to lose. Really. C'mon, my furtinute and home appliances are so heavy, that it's not possible to steal. I don't have expensive appliances. Well, maybe, a camera and a coffee machine, but I would buy them the next day. Multiplying the probability of robbery with their cost shows, that it doesn't pay out to buy an insurance. I'm taking my cell phone, laptop and credit card with me always. I don't have paintings and expensive jewelery. I do have a lot of clothes, books, presents and souvenirs, but even if I lose them, they stay in my head. This is the only thing that matters.  

 

The role of money. "Hello. This is Deutschebank. We noticed significant savings on your bank account and, as they accumulate every month, we wanted to offer a better saving account". Uh, I didn't even notice, I have so much savings, I was never actually thinking about this. People tell, I'm not sincere, when I say, that money do not matter after crossing a certain level of salary. Earning more would put a pressure on me as I would need to start caring about the status. Earning less would put a pressure on me as I would need to start prioritizing. It's just right now. But the salary level itself does matter. High salary confirms, that you're right. Ok, it doesn't mean that not earning much means one is a loser, but there should be something in high salary. Maybe, for me this is a sign, that I'm at least partially accepted.  Defending a right to be a freak or something like this:)

 

Useless  trainings. I think, all those so-called soft skills trainings are waste of time for me. Either you have it or you need to work a lot yourself to develop certain soft skills. You want to make me a good speaker in two days? You want me to stop worrying after half of the day training? Sounds like a bad joke. Well, you can share training materials, I will look at them and decide, if I have to spend time on this. I don't understand the level of excitement.

Some time ago, our department head came from such training, called Storytelling in business skills. The man was so enlightened as like he met the God. He was telling, that instead of doing a boring business presentation, you need to imagine a story about it and tell it as a story. Ideally, some personal story. Just imagine, that you were / are / will participate in it. And this is a secret knowledge of successful businessmen. Maybe, not that secrect as the training is also available on YouTube, but anyway. And I asked: "Isn't this a natural thing?" Previously he thought, I'm f***ed up, now he thinks, I'm positively  f***ed up.

  

 

 

 

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Comment by Jane Wilson on May 3, 2011 at 3:53am
Glad someone is doing well.  One characteristic common to MD is low, reduce or lack of social skills.  In my twenties and thirties, I really worked on this.  It was helpful, I was better able to understand other people's thought patterns, reactions and what "normal" interaction looked like.  What it couldn't do is create instincts that naturally social people are born with.  Trying to make up with knowledge what for others is instinctive is exhausting.  It is most useful in passive understanding of what is going on around you and in active only for special occassions and in short burst.  

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