1. I don't like confrontation. This proves to be a problem as I am in a supervisor position at work.
2. I have low will power and almost no ability to wait. If I see something that I want to buy and I could wait a week and have more money to buy it or buy it now, I'll buy it now. I would have failed the marshmallow test as a child.
3. I get emotional very easily. Over the years, I have gotten better at controlling this, but it is still not as in control as I'd like.
I'm sure I have many more weaknesses, but I'm tired of analyzing myself. I'm exhausted. I wasn't feeling completely well today, and I wasn't able to eat anything besides a sleeve of saltines and a bottle of gatorade. I want to sleep and sleep and sleep. And hopefully wake up feeling back to normal. I also don't want to miss work because it's the official start of my non-permanent "promotion." Essentially, I'm filling in for someone on maternity leave for the job I'd like to have. So far, I've really enjoyed it. I have a cubicle for the time being!
4. When playing chess, I forget to watch the opponent. I get very caught up in my moves and don't pay attention to what the other person is doing. My plan of action is so perfect that my queen is taken while I'm trying to make it happen.
That's not related to anything, but not thinking about weaknesses helps me think of some. I guess that one shows a sort of narrow-mindedness, or at least an inability to see outside my own box. And with that, I'm out.
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What is the marshmallow test?
They teach it in some of the education classes I took. I don't remember the formal name, but it's the idea where you put a little kid in a room with a marshmallow and you say, "I have to leave for a few minutes. If you don't eat the marshmallow, you can have two when I come back." Some kids eat it right away, some nibble, some wait. The idea is that those who wait are more likely to succeed later in life and whatnot.
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