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A person who teaches themself
“With the depth of knowledge accessible to everyone she was astounded that so many people weren't interested, an autodidact she never stopped learning”
1 Lack of grace, skill, or ease 2: odd proportion, proportion, size, UNGAINLY 3: a lack of social grace or assurance 4: hard to handle or deal with
“A weird loser, it was awkward when he called his car baby and freaked out about having another human in the car with him. Used to being alone it didn't occur to him how frightening and unhinged this behavior was”
Bait-and-switch is a form of fraud used in retail sales but also employed in other contexts. First, the merchant "baits" the customer by advertising a product or service at a low price; then when the customer goes to purchase the item, they discover that it is unavailable, and the merchant pressures them instead to purchase a similar but more expensive product ("switching"). Applicable outside of retail spaces by unscrupulous men
“All he ever did was bait and switch, promised the world but all he ever had was a bad attitude”
Empty boasting : arrogant pretension : COCKINESS BRAGGART an obnoxious braggadocio
“Men swell into braggadocio a the sight of beautiful women anything to seem impressive For the fifth time, he bragged about knowing where to find the 'good garbage' fine for a frat boy but it was odd braggadocio from a 41 year old that didn't have any furniture to speak of”
A persistent negative personality trait or behavior pattern that stunts growth, often clung to as a point of pride. Exceedingly unpleasant
“He drempt up worst case scenarios that would or could never happen, pissing himself off, shouting demanding to be comforted. For the thing HE made up. Smart ass insults to the simplest questions, not funny just mean. These character defects made her nervous as a silly party clown with puppets this behavior would be a real nightmare around children. An actual kid would get kicked out of kindergarten”
A place to get energy
“The least considerate person on earth gave me updates on his car charging status all night then had the gall to say I was a waste of energy. All dick and no balls in the interest of accuracy.”
A state of eagerness to fight
“He dug in and spoke authoritatively about things he'd never even given a second thought to, making it up as he went along. Being nervous made him combative, fighting about things neither he nor anyone in their right mind cares about.”
Applying different rules to different people/groups to gain an unfair advantage.
“The double standard he deployed made him feel superior to people he would never truly know.”
The less a person knows about a thing, the more they believe they know. While in that state they estimate that difficult tasks are much easier than they actually are. The more they learn the more they know they don't know and the more accurate their gauge of difficulty
“Watching an expert, the layman thought it looked so easy, he picked it up himself and failed spectacularly. The Duning Kruger Effect in full swing, he learned more and became less insulting to those with skills he could not yet glean.”
A: handcrafted object of spiritual significance that is believed to have the power to protect or aid its owner B: Sexual fixation
“The original Barbie doll was a German fetish toy sold to men Anything activity an attractive woman does is someone's fetish, a nuisance for the most skilled women to be boiled down to an object of desire”
Leader / Chief of a group of workers Dad on That 70s show
“As foreman for a construction company she was used to directing difficult men with the flick of her wrist A man that knew what he was doing and could identify a dumbass with the greatest of ease”
1. The act of recognizing and naming someone or something: Most of the bodies were badly burned, making identification almost impossible. 2. (also ID) An official document that shows or proves who you are: We were asked to show some identification before the security guards would let us in.
“She needed identification to get around She spent all day walking to the DMV only to find out she didn't have the required documents to verify ID She needed to update her Drivers License with a Virginia address to finish her application for government benefits/public services ie: obtain insurance, access pools. He angrily suggested 'JUST GOING and finding out instead of looking it up' as if getting there and being turned down wasn't an ordeal on foot.”
Learned helplessness is the behavior exhibited by a subject after enduring repeated aversive stimuli beyond their control. In humans, learned helplessness is related to the concept of self-efficacy, the individual's belief in their innate ability to achieve goals.
“Some brilliant people have their contribution to the sum of all knowledge revoked/ denied and self inforced by learned helplessness. As with all things, it can be unlearned”
A way to orient yourself in space real, fictional or virtual
“He opened the maps app and explained it to her as she hadn't been using it every day for weeks. He wasn't listening, just waiting to speak. This mapped a comprehension assessment: low”
Quality of behaving mentally and emotionally like an adult Advanced or developed form State of being completely grown physically: How long does it take for the chicks to grow to maturity? The time when an investment becomes ready to be paid: The investment reaches maturity after ten years. State of being mentally and emotionally well-developed, Therefore responsible: It takes maturity to be a LEADER. Stage in the development of an industry when it is not new and not likely to grow quickly in the future: Eventually, all technologies reach maturity as growth slows and markets become saturated. They insisted that the growing maturity of the games industry is not stifling creativity. Quality of being older or an adult, behaving in a reasonable way like an adult: She brings experience and maturity to the job.
“There is a level of maturity reached after raising a child, they learn directly from your every action. Learning in tandem along with them one wince at a time, having all your shortcomings parroted back at you by a child is a doozy Those that never do maintain a childlike state in perpituity, never to reach maturity. Enraged at any interupion and he wouldn't stop speaking unless interrupted, he'd never mature at this rate”
a : the power or process of reproducing or recalling what has been learned and retained especially through associative mechanisms b : the store of things learned and retained from an organism's activity or experience as evidenced by modification of structure or behavior or by recall and recognition
“He began to lose his memory as he grew older. has a good memory for faces has a short/long memory Dad has a selective memory; he remembers when he's right and forgets when he's wrong. If memory serves me rightly/correctly, we've been here before. [=If I remember accurately, we've been here before.]”
A: branch of physics that studies electromagnetic radiation and its interactions with matter. Optics generally describes the behaviour of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light. (BLACKLIGHT) The study of optics extends to other forms of electromagnetic radiation, radio waves, microwaves and X-rays. B: Public Perception l In celebtity and politics, optics refers to how someone or something is perceived by the public. Managing appearances and analyzing how a choice will "look" to others. Can be used to sell a view point a product or in hopes of humane treatment.
“Beautiful, charming and talented, like a movie star, stalked and pursued constantly. Even dressed down when going out to avoid unwanted persistent attention. The clueless man thought it was her first encounter with optics as if it wasn't something mastered and weielded constantly in performance. Enamored of the UV light spectrum literal optics was a part of her art practice, everything specifically designed to react most strikingly under ultra violet light”
The art of teaching
“After learning how to learn, the world's most beloved teacher fell for the process itself and became a master pedagogy”