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greensparkles

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Jan 13, 2002 20:41

my friend and i were having a conversation about pressure yesterday, and i realized a few things...most of the pressure in my life is from myself. (i mean, i may put it on myself at least partially because of others' influences on me, but there isn't much direct pressure from others.) i don't think there is any activity i do that i just enjoy ( Read more... )

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greensparkles January 13 2002, 19:52:09 UTC

this didn't warrant another post...

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spikybluegirl January 13 2002, 20:20:54 UTC

Damn it. That's the illness I wanted.

greensparkles January 14 2002, 03:31:46 UTC

nanny-nanny-boo-boo!

after i did it, i went back and changed all my answers to see what would happen (i know i have no life ;-) and i still got bipolar disorder. *shrugs*

forcemajeure January 15 2002, 01:05:31 UTC

I think it's rational to want to do well as what you undertake. In some ways, it seems like a control mechanism to keep us from taking on too much. If we take on 10 things and do them badly, do we really accomplish more than we do if we do a few things really well?

But it's possible to take to an extreme whereby it's not possible to just enjoy something. Perhaps the key is evaluating things by their purpose. If you want to be a concert flautist, you'll have to put a lot of effort into exacting levels of quality. If you want to do something because you just like doing it, and don't need some external reward, then the pressures can be (or at least should be) different, no?

Of course, I get yelled at for getting an A-minus, so I probably have a warped view of all of this.

greensparkles January 15 2002, 05:25:52 UTC

thanks for making me your friend. i added you to my list...but i guess you can tell. ;-)

you're right that my goals for an activity should dictate the effort i expend on that activity. i guess i'm afraid that if i am satisfied with the quality of the things i do, i will never improve...

as to the a-minus, i can relate. ;-)

forcemajeure January 15 2002, 05:37:46 UTC

Cool.

Why am I not surprised a friend of Chris' could relate to the A-minus story?

I also put a lot of emphasis on wanting to improve at things. But I find I have to pick and choose which things I'm self-critical about.