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lesson 1: weakness


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I have been wanting to contribute to the forum something of value, so i have decided to start a "column" of you will. These are things i have learned in life, although the saying age comes with wisdom, i still feel i have some to share.

 

Weakness. Everybody has one, and one of the most important things to do is to hide yours. If you are to show your weakness then your enemies will have an advantage. It is best to always have the advantage. It isn't only your enemies that can use your weakness. But your friends, strangers, and family can utilize them as well.

First i feel it is important to let you know what you do to show weakness.

1) fear:

   If you show fear to somebody then you basically painted a target on your weakspot and gave the enemy a gun. Showing fear will quickly result in you getting eaten alive as it is all too easy  to keep opening up that gap and taking a shot at it.

2) getting angry:

   If you lose your cool during a social interaction, you just opened up a hole on yourself. This isn't to say,"never get angry." But rather that you need to gauge if it is in your best interests to do so.

3) getting emotional:

  This is important, don't get emotional no matter what the situation may be. The enemies are people who are not in your side. So if you cover your emotion nobody will know what side you are in to begin with.

4) secrets:

  This can be from your drug addiction, hooker indulging, fetishes, friends, or anything you do not want made public. If you have something that you don't want others to know about, either keep it very well hidden, or don't have it at all.

I suppose it would be wise for me to explain how to cover your weaknesses.

1)  never show emotion in front of the enemy:

Pretty straightforward, keep yourself to , yourself and let them keep on guessing. 

2) the "1 2 10 rule":

For every word you speak, let the enemy say ten. Knowledge is power and the , more they spill, the better ammo you have. The less you speak the better.

3) avoid confusion

Don't ever appear confused, looking confused makes you look unintelligent. And that is weak. Play a bluff and lead conversation so you can appear smarter than you are. Always appear to be the most intellectual in a group.

4) plan ahead:

If you are getting into something that you are not fully knowledgeable about, plan ahead. learn what can go wrong so you don't get caught off guard.

5) be stable

Be consistent, be strong. If you say you are going to do singing do it. If your word is spit, you will get walked all over on. Build a reputation for doing what you say.

That's all i have in regards to this current topic, i still continue to post in this style for a while. 

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lesson 1: weakness

I was bored shitless, so I took a quiz I found online that relates to this thread, just for something to do.

Apparently, my greatest weakness is apathy: What is YOUR greatest weakness!?

"You could care less, because your greatest weakness is apathy. Some may say that this is strength, since you have trouble feeling pain. However, not understanding let alone caring for the feelings of others can be a draw back when you are trying to make friends, or work in groups. Emotion is just hard for you to understand."

That sounds about right.

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lesson 1: weakness

I got the same weakness as you thrill. 

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What a shitty test. Question seven was almost painful. Big shocker, the answer was:

Apathy.

The way the questions are formed makes it too easy to get that result.

@Cain: So what's lesson two?

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My way of overcoming weakness is facing it, not hiding it (not that I don't hide some, I'm not perfect). As I get over it, it becomes less and less of a weakness. Displaying weaknesses as quirks only furthers that strength if you don't buckle from them knowing. They only gain control over you from your weaknesses if you let your weaknesses render you weak.

As for this confusion bit, it depends how you display it.

As for emotion, being unemotional can almost tell them more than being overly emotional. Someone who seems emotionally hardened can appear damaged, where someone carefree can look less affected without necisarily appearing naive (if they think you are, let them, they'll be that much less ready for you).

I mean what looks more powerful, a blank stoic, or someone who laughs at life?

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lesson 1: weakness

 

by Turncoat

What a shitty test. Question seven was almost painful. Big shocker, the answer was:

Apathy.

The way the questions are formed makes it too easy to get that result.

 Yes, but you'll notice that it was just as easy to get any other result as well.

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Yeah, but I'd have to shoot myself in the pride to pick a lot of those.

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Well, that's your problem then, I guess. It's just a stupid test anyway, so I don't know why it even matters to you. Though, I do feel my results were accurate because I am apathetic. I'd likely get the same result on any other test.

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Just reminds me of the old Quizilla BS.

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I don't get it. You said you do these online tests because you believe they are more objective, but the results are whatever you want them to be. Because they are all self evaluations. 

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