Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version Tektronix Network News Daemon (B 2.10.2 based); site tektronix.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!lsuc!pesnta!hplabs!tektronix!moiram From: moiram@tektronix.UUCP (Moira Mallison ) Newsgroups: net.singles,net.social Subject: What people look for in MOTAS (conceit, actually) Message-ID: <5375@tektronix.UUCP> Date: Fri, 24-May-85 12:47:11 EDT Article-I.D.: tektroni.5375 Posted: Fri May 24 12:47:11 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 25-May-85 16:21:24 EDT References: <147@unc.UUCP> <158@unc.UUCP> <235@sdcc13.UUCP> <249@unc.UUCP> <> <681@udenva.UUCP> Reply-To: moiram@tektronix.UUCP (Moira Mallison ) Distribution: net Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 18 Xref: utcs net.singles:6893 net.social:496 Summary: Fcc: outbox In article <> woods@hao.UUCP (Greg Woods) writes: >> >> Yes, but you must be careful here. There is a fine line between self- >>confidence and conceit. Conceit turns people off. I'm curious: just how >>does one walk this line? Having been, at various times in my life, totally >>lacking in self-confidence or conceited, I'd really like to know what is >>the difference? >> >>--Greg The difference, as I see it, is where one's attention is. A self-confident person is secure enough to share the attention with others, perhaps to the extent that the majority of the time it is off of him/her. A conceited person is actually quite insecure, and therefore requires the attention to bolster confidence. Moira Mallison tektronix!moiram