So, I had my final critique for the semester today, and I was really happy to hear that I was doing quite well, better, in fact, than I had thought I was doing. Then, on facebook, I see that a friend and fellow student of mine, who also had her critique today, has posted that she had gotten straight As and was "so awesome." Can I just say that, while I'm glad she did well, I really felt uncomfortable with her bragging like that? It's not because she got straight As - aside from the fact that I am glad for her, a) we only got grades for two of our classes, and b) my grades were an A and an A+. Just saying. What bothers me is that I don't like bragging. It's as though people boasting about their accomplishments or abilities diminishes mine, in some way. Maybe it's because I try to avoid boasting, as I feel it is unwise to do so (what if you brag and then mess up big time?), also, I feel that it is unseemly in people to brag about themselves. Or maybe it's because I am a ridiculously insecure person in some ways. Whatever the reason, I would be really interested to hear other people's views on bragging, and how they deal with braggers. And, by the way, the fact that they are probably bragging because they are insecure is not satisfactory! Like I said, I am insecure too, but I try to avoid bragging. Any thoughts, anyone?