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Old May 02, 2012, 09:27 AM
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Jimi the rat
 
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Location: Northern Europe
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I'm one of those who don't get what self esteem is. I know I suck at certain things. If it is a practical task in several steps. Others will learn it after been shown twice, but I don't learn. I simply suck. I have to ask every time how it should be done.....

Other things I can do easily. People have me troubleshoot their Windows computers at times, and that I do with ease. They don't manage it so either I'm more interested, or they are simply bad at it and I'm good.

I know a lot what I'm good at and what I'm bad at.

I don't try to fool myself that I'm good at things I'm bad at. I know that if I want to do them still, I need to put in a lot of effort.

I have no idea how self esteem is weaved into all this. I guess self esteem is one of those abstractions I simply don't understand.