Living to Impress Others

How much do I try to impress people?

I mean impress upon them that  I am good, cool or just the shi!t.

A large part of it may come from the office culture that I work in where my performance is measured quite subjectively rather than an objectively.

But no excuses, impressing people intentionally leaves a bad after taste.

So let’s examine how its done.

Voluntary Pub Quiz – Did you know this or that? This why this is here or there? Who won when and where? Let me give myself a tip. No one bloody cares why the M5 tunnel has 2 lanes or the original name of Beverley Hills. Keep the trivia to yourself.

Extra Info Sharing  – “How’s the day bro? Busy man, CFO busting my balls.” Why mention the CFO, everyone’s balls are being busted, men, women and children, does it matter by who. Do you think your balls are an extra special pair cause a CFO is busting them. Nah brah, they just regular ol balls there for the busting. Also don’t complain, people don’t want to hear that shit, they want you to hear their shit.

Opinion injection – “Your getting your car washed where? Nah man, they leave the polish on for too long, drive 30mins go to JB’s, he knows how polish a Toyota Yaris right” Seriously, I do this. How bout “Nah cuz, shes doing that squat wrong, all the weight is leaning on her back” What does that even mean? Man, let people be. Let them do what they like because it’s their choice and not yours. They do not want you to optimise there life with your useful hot chips recommendations

These are things that I do and they leave an unpleasant after taste or even after thought in my mouth/mind.

This feeling/energy must mean something as its soft but always heard/felt.

And that my friend is “Il Grillo Parlante”, i.e. your conscience.

(just did it again)