Monday, April 5, 2010

How Rude! #1

Dear LindeFURD,

I wanted to read this book for a couple reasons. First I wanted to read so I could learn how to be more manner-able with my actions so I don't act like a jerk around others. Also I wanted to read this so in the future, I could use some of these tips for important events such as a job interview. The main sections that I enjoyed were, “Having Manners vs. Being Fake”, “An Introduction to Introductions”, and “Applying for a Job.” I liked the section, “Having Manners vs. Being Fake” because people in this world sometimes try too hard to be polite and end up annoying people instead. There is a very fine line between being nice and being nice because you want to "seem" like a good person. For example, someone drops their pencil during class and it lands near another person's feet. The fake person would first look who the person's pencil is and if it was a person he or she knew they would pick it up. But if they didn't know the other person, they wouldn't. Another aspect of this is the audience. Say someone drops their books in the middle of passing period when everyone sees it and I go to help them. But if I were to not do the same if there was nobody around, that would be considered fake.

I read “An Introduction to Introductions” not because I necessarily liked it, but because it was something I have to improve on as an individual. Sometimes I get shy around people I don't know and I don't know how to introduce myself and if I do, I feel awkward doing it. This section really helped me to feel more comfortable introducing myself and to other people. I also read “Applying for a Job” because I thought it could be very useful in the future. Although I have had job interviews for a Counselor in Training summer job, I wish I had read these tips a little sooner to practice them in my past job interviews, but its better late than never.

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