Do you think it's important to be funny about everything?

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If it wasn't for humor, I have no idea where the hell I would be, besides music. However, I am sensitive although people perceive me as this strong/rough person. Yeah I guess I am but at the same time the things that really matter to me really put me down. All of a sudden, I get this sense of humor and I feel so uplifted at the moment and just wish this could be 24/7. I feel like regardless what just happened, whether it was a loss or I just incredibly embarrassed myself, that sense of humor makes me care less about the situation and not make it as big of a deal. Either it wasn't a big deal in the first place or you just turned it down a notch, it feels great to be able to move on and not care so much. You save a lot of energy and emotions for another time. But like I said, I wish I can get that sense of humor every time something bad happens. For example, I just got an internship and its at one of the top companies. Very grateful, I mean I can't believe it. It's something related to what I want to do but I am already feeling very intimidated (such an understatement) and preparing myself for disappointment. I haven't had a job in a while and when I did, I didn't do much. Plus at school, I wasn't involved. So all of that on top of me being slow makes me want to quit. But I know better, it's just I know I'm going to make a fool out of myself in probably the easiest tasks. I get it its an internship and you're there to learn but realistically, you should know what you're doing especially with simple tasks. I'm going to look like a lost puppy. I know all the right things to do but i feel like I'll look like a noob or a kiss-ass. My future depends on this so so far, I can't really get tht sense of humor going. I wanna be able to make fun of myself so I don't make the situation worst. But will that just look like I'm not taking it serious? or am I just delusional? I believe its my only way to survive these next few months.

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  • Aliceee93
    9 years ago

    Having a good sense of humour is good, to lift your own spirits as well as others, but you have to be careful not to go to far, if someone is upset and you try and lift them it can upset them more, everyone deals with different feelings in different ways.

    But yeh don't take life too seriously, no one gets out alive.
    :)

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  • anti-hero
    9 years ago

    Kiss-ass noob!

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  • joker69676
    9 years ago

    Its not really being fake. It can be, but it depends on how you go about it. And fake is a pretty negative term to use.. when someone is nice to spare someones feelings with the best of intentions, they dont usually get called fake. They get called nice. Sweet. A people pleaser. If its not for the right reasons, then i would say its being more on the fake side. .. And if youre not just doing it for work, and that is how you wish you were, then you can just mold yourself into that person. It wont take long for it to start feeling natural for you. Well, it did for me. I used to stress out and was kind of quiet. I wished i was more outgoing and less fuck giving. So, thats what i became. Feedback on that? Im happier. I get told im funny a lot. I can make a room full of people laugh sometimes. Im way less stressed. I love who i am. It was who i wanted to be and i was thinking, i wish i was like that.. then i thought, well why cant i be? Ill be happier. And if im not then ill just try to find what feels natural until i get it right. And im right right now in those areas. And another quote, or situationally funny piece if advice- "Dress for the job you want, not the job you have." But in all seriousness, food for thought.^

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  • joker69676
    9 years ago

    You sound kind of like me... o.o but.. i wish i could reach your level, where you said in the moment someone says something that hurts, you get uplifted. Ive done it before. I know what youre talking about. :). But...ive only done it a couple times... how do you do it so much?? And about your job, try not to literally Lol too much. They might think its odd to do, in an office setting. A calmer chuckle seems more appropriate. And sometimes if it happenes, it might be best if you seem like you are honestly a little embarassed, a little clueless, and sound sorry. If youre just starting, they will expect that. Then make sure when they correct you say something along the lines of: "sorry sir/ma'am. i wont let it happen again." Or : " my mistake. Ill make sure i do that next time." Something like that. But im goving blind advice, so make sure you observe your setting. You may be getting a job somewhere where instead of being an lesser improtant worker that does what theyre told, isnt as good as a confident worker who is good with people. That doesnt mean act like you know better all the time, but usually one with those aspects will talk in a louder tone. So, doing that could fool then. I read in a book once " no one is really confident, you just have to make it seem like you are." Fake it, and itll become more natural and you will feel confident without trying. Ive done it. Good luck!! :) and really, i meant all of this, but what i said initially, im really curious. I think it could help me :/ :) PM me mayve, or reply back?

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      9 years ago

      Hmmm that also sounds like this quote I read the other day. It said "to be successful you must act like a champion, but if you're not good at what you do, still act like like one" something like that. But I was a little conflicted with it cause doesn't that mean arrogance? Where you're not all that yet you still pretend to? Kind of like the whole playing confidence thing ur saying. I have done it before but I feel so fake like I think I'm the shit but really I'm not. I rather be real. What I'm trying to learn is how to just accept my mistakes and accept that I am a little slow which includes a sense of humor. However to answer your question, I don't do it as much as I would like to like I said. But at the same time, I wanna tell you that I don't "do it" on purpose. It comes very naturally which is why I can't do anything about it in terms of it happening more often. If I did this on purpose evey time it happened, then of course I'd do it all the time. But no, its a natural thing, it just comes within me and bam I feel uplifted and better about the whole siuation. Like no worries.

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