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b_b  ·  3783 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: October 29, 2014

Here's how you write about yourself.

Step 1: Be objective.

Step 2: Redact all the negatives.





humanodon  ·  3783 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I am handsome in Asian countries.

thundara  ·  3783 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Draft #1: I am a person.

Draft #2: The.

lil  ·  3783 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The writing about yourself part is important in all kinds of ways. It's usually not so much your "self" as your professional background and your research intentions. Some of them want to know whether you're self-reflective. Can you see your life as a coherent story? Do you have vision and substance? Are you a good investment? That's what I think they're looking for? b_b?

thundara  ·  3783 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I don't doubt all of that. On the contrary, I completely understand it. I just dislike the manifestation of the ego in my self and would much rather spend my time discussing things not me.