Laziness « Clarissa's Blog
I could never understand people yelling at me to be nicer to people or give more attention to detail. The more insistent the yelling, the less I can attend to these things. Obviously, I’m not lazy, but my mind functions best in an abstract or analytic mode, so if you want me to become highly abstract and theoretical, yell at me about attending to people’s feelings and giving more attention to fine details. That way, I won’t be able to do either — but I will certainly post my analysis.
In many instances people have mistaken me for a conservative women, who should “naturally” be able to produce the qualities they expect from me. My most natural mode, however, is a step removed from being sociable and two steps removed from being able to focus very much on detail. I need optimal circumstances to be able to do either.
I could never understand people yelling at me to be nicer to people or give more attention to detail. The more insistent the yelling, the less I can attend to these things. Obviously, I’m not lazy, but my mind functions best in an abstract or analytic mode, so if you want me to become highly abstract and theoretical, yell at me about attending to people’s feelings and giving more attention to fine details. That way, I won’t be able to do either — but I will certainly post my analysis.
In many instances people have mistaken me for a conservative women, who should “naturally” be able to produce the qualities they expect from me. My most natural mode, however, is a step removed from being sociable and two steps removed from being able to focus very much on detail. I need optimal circumstances to be able to do either.
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