A good friend and I were talking the other day, and this quote came up. It gave me a stark reminder to not be an asshole to people. It is easy to blame others not liking you on this or that, but when it comes down it it, there's no excuse to be rude to people.
Right now, my life is pretty hectic. I am finishing school and my fourth year design project is taking a lot out of me. I am stressed. I am looking for work and haven't been very successful so far. This has caused me to say and do things that really have been out of the ordinary for me. I have been more rude to people and in my own mind justifying it because I am stressed out.
Not cool.
So, I am going to make a greater effort to be nice, especially to those close to me. My friends, peers and family have been really supportive of me and I need to show them how much I appreciate that. Being rude and hostile does not convey this message.
So basically I am going to try to be less of an asshole.
Hey,
ReplyDeleteNot sure how I began following your blog but I've been having a good read as of late. Personally, I'm someone who's pretty blunt and treats people the way they should be treated.
Is it a good approach? Yes/No but something I have learned over the years is that it doesn't really matter if you try to act nice to people since people develop perceptions of you without actually you talking to interacting to them. I guess my point is, don't look at it in a way of treating people nice...treat people with respect and I guess that way you won't be stressing out later when you get into that self-analyzing trap of "was I nice enough to this person?" You're busy as it is and forcing yourself to be nice to someone does consume emotional energy which you could be directing to your final design project.
Goodluck. Although things might seem bleek at the moment, things always manage to turn out for the best :) Keep working hard!
Hey Daniele, thanks for the encouragement!
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