1. [The story]
That sounds exhausting.
3. "What I meant here was that I have been skilled, so far, in reacting to consequences that are the result of carelessness. The "preparation" could be seen as conditioning for on-the-fly reactions (conditioning from past experiences that either did, or did not go that well) to stressful situations."
So you carelessly get yourself into jams, but have the means to get yourself out of them? Sounds like what I'd expect out of a television character.
4. "Answers to these require details to be given that I am not willing to give. I would've gone more into detail in the post that I mentioned this in (You know I love to ramble and go off on tangents) if I was willing to give those details."
So it wasn't a compulsion then?
5. "It's all about balancing risk and reward. Spontaneity certainly increases risk, but the spontaneity is usually caused by the introduction of a possible reward (If the actions are spontaneous, the reward is most likely high). Obviously, by the definition of "spontaneous," the actions weren't gonna be given much thought in regards to risk-reward assessment. But that's what the great, under-pressure intuition is for - To smooth out the peaks and valleys in risk and reward."
Seems... reckless, but then again I'm not a fan of risk.
by Turncoat1. [The story]
That sounds exhausting.
3. "What I meant here was that I have been skilled, so far, in reacting to consequences that are the result of carelessness. The "preparation" could be seen as conditioning for on-the-fly reactions (conditioning from past experiences that either did, or did not go that well) to stressful situations."
So you carelessly get yourself into jams, but have the means to get yourself out of them? Sounds like what I'd expect out of a television character.
4. "Answers to these require details to be given that I am not willing to give. I would've gone more into detail in the post that I mentioned this in (You know I love to ramble and go off on tangents) if I was willing to give those details."
So it wasn't a compulsion then?
5. "It's all about balancing risk and reward. Spontaneity certainly increases risk, but the spontaneity is usually caused by the introduction of a possible reward (If the actions are spontaneous, the reward is most likely high). Obviously, by the definition of "spontaneous," the actions weren't gonna be given much thought in regards to risk-reward assessment. But that's what the great, under-pressure intuition is for - To smooth out the peaks and valleys in risk and reward."
Seems... reckless, but then again I'm not a fan of risk.
You would think that, but it was somewhat entertaining.
I actually don't get into that many "jams." At least, not as much as you'd expect from someone with my mindset. But I have to say, the ease with which I get out of shit amazes me. I would be willing to go as far as to say that my knack for being in generally great situations is mostly due to luck, or chance. I would be lying if I told you it was all due to my "hard work and incredible talent." Again, I'm just waiting for my luck to run out. Its effectiveness makes me feel "chosen" sometimes, though, if you know what I mean. It's eerie.
I'm having trouble connecting your statement to the quote. Either way, it definitely was a compulsion. The details of the motive just aren't something I'm going to discuss .
Me neither. It's just a part of my life. I try to tend toward the safe sides of things when I can, but sometimes I just can't help myself. Ambition gets the best of me, sometimes.
by HelenaAnd I was a gymnast and a lingerie model. If anyone was going to be insecure, it'd be me - unless I had enough narcissistic traits to not give a fuck about what other people thought of my vocations (when you're a lingerie model, you get yourself caught between two groups of people: one group wants to screech that you're not pretty enough to be a lingerie model despite having absolutely no connection to the industry at all and thus revealing their own insecurities in the process, and the other wants to screech that your life is easier BECAUSE you happen to be a lingerie model, which is an outright misconception at best and a complete lie at worst: people HATE attractive people. They hate them because they're attracted to them, and because they hate themselves but can't admit to it, they've got to relieve themselves of that anger somehow. Shrieking that someone has had an easier life than they have is the easiest (read: laziest) way to do it).
What? I don't hate lingerie models :D