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Comments on: Low Self-Esteem is Pretty Great, Actually! https://thoughtsfromparis.com/thoughts/low-self-esteem-is-pretty-great-actually/ Humor blogger D.J. Paris writes about the most interesting subject in the world - himself. It's worth a look if you're cool. And you are! Wed, 06 May 2015 14:04:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Puppet https://thoughtsfromparis.com/thoughts/low-self-esteem-is-pretty-great-actually/#comment-142973 Wed, 06 May 2015 14:04:27 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=8220#comment-142973 In reply to Whitney.

Actually I think you have a point with the empathy thing there.
I HATE asking questions because I’m an awful listener when I don’t have a need for the info I’m asking you for – thing is I don’t like small talk.

And..dun dun dun… I have SERIOUS lack of empathy. (Not for all things and beings, just in general.) I choose who I empathise with because its limited.

]]> By: Ronnie Peace https://thoughtsfromparis.com/thoughts/low-self-esteem-is-pretty-great-actually/#comment-140067 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:56:25 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=8220#comment-140067 I’m sorry, I have to disagree. Wizards are way cooler.

]]> By: Anna https://thoughtsfromparis.com/thoughts/low-self-esteem-is-pretty-great-actually/#comment-135988 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 00:52:39 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=8220#comment-135988 I love your self-depricating humor. Great read! Going for the jugular part was something I relate to in a big way, screw the boring crap let’s get down to who a person is. I will definitely be subscribing!

]]> By: Melanie https://thoughtsfromparis.com/thoughts/low-self-esteem-is-pretty-great-actually/#comment-135613 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 02:34:30 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=8220#comment-135613 Good stuff! I can relate on so many levels. I don’t like to talk about myself, either. Being a good listener works, because most people are extremely self-absorbed…. ‘I’ is their favorite word. Just look at Social Media sites – am I right?

]]> By: Kate Hall https://thoughtsfromparis.com/thoughts/low-self-esteem-is-pretty-great-actually/#comment-133882 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 17:50:22 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=8220#comment-133882 I read that Dale Carnegie book and loved it. It really helped me to win friends and I still use the techniques I learned 25 years ago – for real. They’re so ingrained in me that they come naturally. I learned to ask questions (like you said) because people (except you, apparently) LOVE to talk about themselves and I also learned that before I criticize I should start with a compliment. I can’t remember what else was in that book, but those were helpful. I’m fairly well-liked too. Smiling a lot helps too. I’m also an “eager laugh.” But now I just hide in my house and avoid people because I don’t like awkward situations. But put me in a situation where I know a lot of people well or am comfortable with and I’m totally energized at the end. Can’t wait for BlogU!

]]> By: Baroness https://thoughtsfromparis.com/thoughts/low-self-esteem-is-pretty-great-actually/#comment-133831 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 01:20:51 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=8220#comment-133831 I’ve found that because I now have no reservations about letting people know how awesome I am and all the ass I kick, a lot more people think I’m an awesome ass-kicker. There’s probably some psychological reason for it, but I’m too lazy to research it.

Congrats on the escalation of your self-esteem!

]]> By: Bouncin Barb https://thoughtsfromparis.com/thoughts/low-self-esteem-is-pretty-great-actually/#comment-133608 Sun, 01 Mar 2015 15:24:05 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=8220#comment-133608 Great post. I’m much the same way. The last person I want to talk about is me, me, me. Much more interesting to find out about others!!

Following you on Facebook now as well. Hope to see you on my site sometime.

]]> By: Whitney https://thoughtsfromparis.com/thoughts/low-self-esteem-is-pretty-great-actually/#comment-133523 Sun, 01 Mar 2015 01:08:04 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=8220#comment-133523 This is an interesting take on the “asking questions” issue. I call it an issue because I’ve been having a debate with my friends lately about whether a person who doesn’t ask questions lacks empathy.

The thing that gets under my skin the most with new acquaintances (and sometimes even old friends) is a conversation where the other person doesn’t ask any questions. At all. Except for the obligatory, “so how are you,” at the end of the monologue (if you’re lucky).

I also hear from my (mostly) female friends that this is one of the biggest dating pet peeves.

I wonder what it says about self-esteem if you like asking questions but get enraged when other people don’t.

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