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RE: Would you rather be overestimated or underestimated?
December 14, 2015 at 4:31 pm
Probably underestimated. It's better to exceed expectations than to be badgered into working harder than I want to.
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RE: Would you rather be overestimated or underestimated?
December 14, 2015 at 5:00 pm
overestimated
many a fool has failed to note my intractable stubbornness and my eagerness to make sure they never forget about it ever again
Fortunately, I am usually right about things, so if you're on a board, project or committee with me, it's best to just go along with whatever I want, cuz that's how it's going to turn out anyhow, and that way you don't find out about all the ways I have of making you miserable in your defiance.
Ask Marty, ask Werner, they'll tell ya.
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RE: Would you rather be overestimated or underestimated?
December 14, 2015 at 5:57 pm
I've been underestimated quite a bit in my life. I've become adept at using it to my advantage, professionally and personally as well. The upside of people not knowing precisely what and how much you know is that they never see it coming.
The shock and confusion on their faces when they find out just who you and what you're capable of, is indeed priceless.
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RE: Would you rather be overestimated or underestimated?
December 14, 2015 at 6:50 pm
Underestimated, like Scotty. That way everyone is pleasantly surprised when I fix the warp core make dinner or get my housework done in record time.
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RE: Would you rather be overestimated or underestimated?
December 14, 2015 at 6:57 pm
Underestimated. I'd hate to disappoint people if I could not live up to their expectations of me.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
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RE: Would you rather be overestimated or underestimated?
December 14, 2015 at 7:00 pm
I honestly read this as "overstimulated or understimulated". I was about to give a sadly accurate but erroneous answer.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: Would you rather be overestimated or underestimated?
December 14, 2015 at 7:03 pm
Tell me more, and please meet or exceed my expectations.
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RE: Would you rather be overestimated or underestimated?
December 14, 2015 at 7:11 pm
Only that I have to make do with the latter, while fantasising about someone treating me to the former until I disintegrate.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: Would you rather be overestimated or underestimated?
December 14, 2015 at 10:50 pm
Not sure if this exactly fits but I'm posting it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHPI3A369xM
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
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