Wednesday, March 31, 2021

When they ask "what do you do?" and it really bothers you

I am finding it helpful to use this framework: BE.  KNOW.  DO.  Some people and cultures have more interest in one of these than the others, and so you end up in the room of "do-ers" in which "what do you do" "what do you do" is practically a greeting, while to you it's practically hell.  You hate the question.  Ahhh.  

Anyway, I am learning that I am not all do, or not even mostly do, or maybe I do nothing, and that is a strength.  


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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Some people ask what do you do to decide whether to respect you.

How do you do?

t said...

I've heard "how do you do" is a standard reply to "how do you do"