what’s the dumb thing you’re weirdly proud of?
the things you're proudest of are sometimes the ones you'd never put on a cv. the weird, specific, completely useless things that are yours and make you quietly pleased to be you.
every day there's one live question, the same for everyone. answer it anonymously, see what other people said. it's all gone in seven days.
answer today's question →write it down without explaining it. the perfectly parallel parking job, the obscure fact you know, the recipe you nailed, the time you won an argument with yourself. let it sit on the page looking as dumb as it is. then write about why it matters to you. is it because you worked at it, or because it's proof of something about yourself you don't get to show very often. write about who you'd tell if you could, and what their face would look like. notice whether the pride feels good or whether you're already trying to shrink it.
- write about it as if you're accepting an award, completely seriously.
- ask yourself what skill or quality this dumb thing actually proves you have.
- write about whether you've ever told anyone and what happened.
this one is for you if your real achievements are the ones nobody would put in a speech.