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What do you choose to be bad at? (the-ken.com)
1 point by 0x6461188A on Sept 25, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


Where’s the content?


It looks like you have to sign up to see it. The people behind it seem genuine about what they're trying to do and how they go about doing it[1] , but given its India/Asia focus I don't think I'm the target audience they're after.

Nevertheless, the title does give me the chance to tell the world about the time I decided to be deliberately bad at something. I was a pre-teen going through school when I started to notice friends were getting to be less friendly towards me. I decided that maybe it was because I was doing too well at lessons - always with my hand up with an answer to a question, etc. So when the teacher introduced us to the concept of long division, I deliberately decided to pretend to be bad at it. Wrong answers, confused looks, poor grades, etc. Parents were informed, but I didn't relent. I was fitting in with everyone else again ... and I liked it.

Sometimes, looking a bit stupid can be a hidden strength.

[1] - https://the-ken.com/about/





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