Computer Lab Thoughts

I've got like 10 minutes before class, but there have been a couple things that have happened today that I feel like writing about.

First of all let me reiterate what I have said in the past. While we as humans do not want to believe this is true, it remains something that far too few people understand. People generally care only about themselves. While some are better at faking it than others, most people are primarily conscious of their own lives, and the only reason they'd really have an interest in your life is if you can do something to help them. That's human nature, and there is no reason to be upset about it. In fact, you can use such knowledge for your own good, but people fail to do so because they fail to realize how to take advantage of it. Nobody likes the guy who takes every opportunity he gets to talk about himself. He's that guy that challenges everything you do and say, trying to make himself appear superior. If dude would just realize that his attempts are only painting a negative picture of himself in the eyes of everyone he encounters, he could change his ways and start taking advantage of people that are like himself to get ahead.

See, I've learned in college that the best way to get ahead is to convince people to help you get ahead. You can't do everything by yourself, you need help. How do you get people to help you? Show an interest in them, play to their ego and do your best to convince them that they actually are more important than you, and then they'll be more than happy to help your inferior ass with whatever you're looking for help in. Belittling someone may make you feel better about yourself for a short time, but it's never a good thing to have someone resent you. The person who is liked and respected by his peers is the person who gets ahead, and stays ahead.

The other thing I want to say is that if you're like a 5th string player on a football team who wins a share of a crappy division 3 conference championship, it's questionable at best to be proud enough of your accomplishment to where you wear your championship ring around campus. But hey, different strokes for different folks. Whatever makes it easier for you to sleep at night, right?