I was in an earth quake once while we lived in Maine. It was about a 3. We thought that a tree had fallen on the house because of the noise and movement. In reality, nothing was damaged or displaced. We read that it had been a quake in the paper a few days later.
I have been playing with lightroom and putting some of my photos through postprocessing.
So maybe I'm slow, but.. the instagram desktop interface doesn't let you upload photos for some reason. How do I do that? I guess I can copy the photo to my phone and use the app.. but that seems backwards
But if it were possible (I don't know myself one way or another), how could you tell if you had changed for the better (I presume you're not talking about someone else)?
Why do you assume (assuming you do) you're not already the best of yourself up to this point in time in any case?
I wouldn't worry about it. I think it's safe to assume that other people only have a very superficial view of what you're really like. They spend, I think, most of their time thinking about themselves.
It's definitely possible. I personally had a major personality shift around 19-21, from extremely quiet introvert to something of an extrovert. The culmination of the change was running for and winning a minor political office where previously the only notice I ever got was to be nicknamed 'sleepy guy' (I slept through HS before dropping out) or else being ignored.
It takes a lot of conscious effort not to slip back into your old ways but eventually the shift becomes permanent and unconscious. Truth be told though I don't know whether or not people you know before the shift will feel or act differently toward you. I moved half way across the country and had no contact with anyone I used to know right at that time. I made myself outgoing on purpose to avoid repeating the old life I had.
And @Borachio is right, everyone spends 99.99% of the time thinking only of themselves. Maybe people with kids are only 95% thinking of themselves but by and large we're not thinking about anyone else.
That's nice for you, Mr Hobbs. And I'm glad you think so positively.
But, for starters, you're assuming that being an extrovert is better than being an introvert. It may well be true for you but may not be true for other people.
That's nice for you, Mr Hobbs. And I'm glad you think so positively.
But, for starters, you're assuming that being an extrovert is better than being an introvert. It may well be true for you but may not be true for other people.
I wasn't saying that, I was just answering the question about whether or not it's possible to change by giving my own experience. By no means am I suggesting that anyone else should make that change. I was trying to give a concrete, real world example instead of just saying 'yeah you can do it'. That doesn't mean I think he should become and extrovert, I'm just trying to answer the question.
In my case more extroverted was better but that's not the point I'm making. I'm just saying you can in fact change yourself to be better, however you define that. And my example was useful here because there probably aren't many bigger personality shifts possible (excluding those associated with gender transitions) than introvert->extrovert.
I have been playing with lightroom and putting some of my photos through postprocessing.
So maybe I'm slow, but.. the instagram desktop interface doesn't let you upload photos for some reason. How do I do that? I guess I can copy the photo to my phone and use the app.. but that seems backwards
Yeah but it's got all the same features.. except the main and most important one. Which is weird, because all you do is you email yourself the photo or copy it to your phone or whatever, and then you just .. use the mobile app. One extra level of annoyance for no reason whatsoever
Of course it is. First decide what you want to change and what that means in terms of actual behavior. Then practice that new behavior everyday. But start with figuring out what small behavior change will illustrate the change you want.
It doesn't matter what other people assume. Try to improve yourself in some way each and every day. Your future self will be better for it, and the people that matter will notice.
Of course it is. First decide what you want to change and what that means in terms of actual behavior. Then practice that new behavior everyday. But start with figuring out what small behavior change will illustrate the change you want.
Even if nobodoy notices, you will know .
But people do notice.
I also changed radically 4.5 years ago. Changed from a computer games playing loner to an active and outgoing person.
Was probably one of the toughest things I ever did, but I do not regret it. Life is better now.
So if you really want to change...do it. You're not really losing anything, but gaining new experiences, which is definitely a good thing.
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