Talking to People You Don't Know
Over the last few decades I have seen the results of Fear Poles. Enviably the Fear of Public Speaking would be in the top three on the lists. Often, Public Speaking would be listed higher than The Fear of Death. This makes sense because you only die once and no one really grasps that it is going to happen to them today -- but giving a talk at the office could happen any time, any day, on the whim of unpredictable people in positions of power.
Meeting new people at a business gathering or social event is not that much different -- at least in the Fear Factor area. Instead of being placed in front and lit up for ridicule. Social parties are more like "Snakes on a Plane". The whole thing feels stupid, but those are still snakes and you are still trapped on a plane.
Meeting new people at a business gathering or social event is not that much different -- at least in the Fear Factor area. Instead of being placed in front and lit up for ridicule. Social parties are more like "Snakes on a Plane". The whole thing feels stupid, but those are still snakes and you are still trapped on a plane.
Thoughts on Blame vs Fault
Does Blame and Fault mean the same thing?
i.e. "It's your fault",
"You are the one to blame."
Fault is a geological term we use to point out the error, crack, deficient area of skill -- "It's your fault" This is your mistake, your hole in the ground -- thus there is a specific error. You can point at it.
Blame is to accuse, or denounce but not with the specific reason as a requirement. Blame is a short word for Blaspheme as well.
They are synonymous certainly, but I don't feel they are the "same" in meaning.
i.e. "It's your fault",
"You are the one to blame."
Fault is a geological term we use to point out the error, crack, deficient area of skill -- "It's your fault" This is your mistake, your hole in the ground -- thus there is a specific error. You can point at it.
Blame is to accuse, or denounce but not with the specific reason as a requirement. Blame is a short word for Blaspheme as well.
They are synonymous certainly, but I don't feel they are the "same" in meaning.
Sympathy
Emotion Encyclopedia for Writers
Emotion Encyclopedia for Writers
EMOTIVE: SYMPATHY
DESCRIPTION
Sympathy (from the Greek words syn "together" and pathos "feeling" which means "fellow-feeling") is the perception, understanding, and reaction to the distress or need of another human being.
This emphatic-type concern is driven by a switch in viewpoint, from a personal perspective to the perspective of another group or individual who is in need. Empathy and sympathy are often used interchangeably, but are two distinct emotions with several important differences.
EMOTIVE: SYMPATHY
TYPE: COMPLEX
DEFINITION: 'sym·pa·thy || 'sɪmpəθɪaffinity, understanding; compassion, pity, concern, commiseration, empathy; approval
DESCRIPTION
This emphatic-type concern is driven by a switch in viewpoint, from a personal perspective to the perspective of another group or individual who is in need. Empathy and sympathy are often used interchangeably, but are two distinct emotions with several important differences.
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