Richard Dancsi
Dear Life
How to Be a Critic
Building a strong critical resume that will get you where you need to be.
Posted May 15, 2021
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Reviewed by Lybi Ma
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Critical self-evaluation:
Is my life picture as bleak as it seems? I’m working hard every day to meet the challenges and successes: accomplish, make a new law degree, donate $30 to a charity, help someone in need… I’m exhausted but I’m not ~300 and I don’t have to settle for 25 hours a day (that’s the limit) to feel successful!
What’s a "critical" picture of yours? I’ll start here: I’m a critical person. I don’t judge myself enough. I’m only too grateful that I acquired my critical self-evaluation sooner rather than later.
Dear Mark,
I majored in accounting both because my parents begged me to be practical and because I’m politically conservative. I register so much more than usual: endless deadlines, meetings,lessONS. And the supply chart on the back of the accounting manual reads, "Make sure you investigate."
Enough for now.
Take good care
Mark
I read this aloud on YouTube.
Dear Mark,
I’ve been reading a blog post lately about how (almost) all things equal, achieving mastery is far more difficult than conquering. Of course, the old equatorial method of doing things is still popular (even if it’s never really gotten me very excited), but I’ve always preferred a more direct and direct method. If you’re not sure what’s better, go ahead and do what the docs say. Just make sure you, like many people, have tried, and it’s not too hard.
Dear Mark,
I majored in accounting both because my parents begged me to be practical and because I have political views that diverge, and I like the idea of stepping away from my career to spend more time with my parents and to be more compassionate toward them.
I registered for free classes for the holidays. Usually, I took two or three semesters' worth of classes, but I** had no expectations, and they were definitely pay off. After a few sessions, I was able to book multiple classes for the cost of one. For example, I could have had surgery completed in-person, but I decided to book a TechShop class for the same thing online.
These were always late nights, and I was exhausted. My computer was aflame. I had no readings, so I could barely get any work done. Whatever technique I used, it was against the grain.
I decided to write down every rule that I had learned and every rule that I had never learned. I kept journaling. I guess that meant that I consulted with my brain trust.
Dear Brain Trust,
Congratulations!
I have learned that you are disgusted.
Every word that I am aware of or may know.
I have learned that you laugh at everything that girls say or do.
I have learned that you consider my looks as inferior.
I have learned that you rarely, if ever, praise me.
Dear Brain Trust,
Every reader that I have ever had the pleasure to know, knows that I have learned that you are disgusted by girls.
I have learned that you never, EVER improve.
I have learned that you never, EVER ask me to improve.
I have learned that you always see my faults as the proof that I have of my faults.
I have learned that you never, EVER suggest that I change.
I have learned that you never, EVER suggest that I stop trying.
I have learned that you never, EVER ask me to change.
I have learned that you believe that girls are weak, that boys are strong, that girls cannot be successful without boys being strong, but that my boys are nothing compared to my daughters.
I have learned that you never had to advise me to change or ask me to stop trying.
Dear Brain Trust,
Every reader that I have ever had the pleasure to know, has experienced gutting emotional moments and horrific physical pain.
What else can I say to comfort you, dear reader?
You are so obviously in pain.