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Originally Posted by Rippy  If you're happy with yourself the way you are, then it's fine. But if you don't value other's opinions, then why create this thread? Are you glorifying yourself simply because you don't accept even the simplest of critiques-- because to your inner self they represent someone's judgment, authority, or scorn? Or because you feel you're personally able to help yourself without any outside assistance? Or is it that you've attained the highly ignorant view that everyone else is 'lower' than you and that their opinions simply aren't relevant, because you're ultimately better than them?
Because, no matter how you display it, I can't find anything valuable in living such a life.. Well, that's an exaggeration, but whatever. I suppose there would be two ways in living such a life: The Ignorant, and the Insanely Amazingly Intelligent Who Is Actually Truly Smarter Than Everyone Else.
I find it much better, personally, to value every criticism I'm given and take at least a small bit of positive information from it. When you open your ears, you'd be amazed at what there is to learn.
..Then again, "ignorance is bliss".
And, just because one teacher or one parent isn't the smartest in the world doesn't mean that they hold no amount of valuable information. Hell, I wouldn't know how to type if it wasn't for one of those teachers I've never paid any respect to...
Anyway. Just wanting to know why you personally don't care.
Thanks for your time, please forgive the strange ramble,
<3 Stef |
Valuable information =/= opinion...
Everybody has a opinion about everything and if you follow everyone's opinion your going to end up well anywhere.
Ken stop me if I'm wrong here
but I'd say he listens to opinions IF they provide relevant information (you care about that) but he doesn't let himself get defined by it (follow the advice or feel pressure to do so).
Oh and by the way, just because you can't imagine it doesn't make it impossible. Your right in that way;
'Ignorance is bliss'
Edit: Not to mention that you often need to dig really deep if you want to find usefull information inside advice, its like finding a needle in a haystack. Often people judge you based on there own current situation which is obviously different than yours, so you need to find a way to remove that filter to find the usefull information. Most of the time it just ain't worth the effort...