AdviceFebruary23

Hey Josh, Am I a jerk?

Hey Josh,

Some of my friends say that i can be mean and inconsiderate some times. my plan is to try and be nicer to ppl but thinking back on it…lots of my jokes are kinda mean and i never even thought about it till now, but because this comes natural to me idk what to do/say to ppl so that im nicer.

hope u can help :P :P

Matt

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Yo Matt,

I don’t think you’re a jerk.  Why? Because a jerk wouldn’t even think about how to be nicer to people.  So just the fact that this sorta thing is on your mind is a good sign.

Here’s what I’m thinking.

1) You are who you are. Some people are just more sarcastic or less friendly. Not everyone has to be bubbly and overly nice. What tends to happen is that people will “pretend” to be nicer…eventually get sick of it…and then snap one day and murder a flock of helpless geese out of anger and harboring their true self.

2) Practice makes improvement. Maybe you’re never gonna be the overly-nice guy…but you can always improve. Consider trying to say “thank you” more, or compliment two people a day, something that you can sustain and that isn’t over the top.

I’m curious to hear other people’s advice on this.

In your face, but on your side.

// josh

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8 Comments

I agree with Josh. maybe u’ll never be that really really nice guy but if u try to be just polite to some people you wont be considered a jerk. juat by saying things like “i like ur hair today” or “dude that was a great throw!”, they’ll think of you as a nice person. dont change how u are, just ur manners! hehe. hope this helped.

POSTED BY: Andrea on February 23rd, 2009 11:51 pm

thanx 4 the advice
:D

POSTED BY: Matt on February 24th, 2009 12:49 am

Hey Matt!
I def, agree with josh because if you were def a jerk you wouldnt not care at all!!
Just give yourself a goal, like opening the door for someone or just a simple smile and a hi will make the biggest difference, people would def start to notice and it will be contagious. also be more conscious of what you are going to say, i have to do that myself sometimes because my sarcasm might be a little harsh, but trust me on this, i experienced it last year with people around and my friends. remember to always be yourself!!! like josh said we dont want you to snap or explode,#2. be just a little more conscious since your already realize what you are doing wrong, and lastly it will take effort, it is not going to happen magically, just start small and then you will find yourself giving more.

Hope this helped

Pami!

POSTED BY: Pamela on February 24th, 2009 10:13 pm

Hey matt!!

You are def. not a jerk, because you wouldnt care at all how others see you or how you are making them feel. Start of with something small, like opening the door for someone or THE MAGIC KABOOM= “Smile” and say “hi”.
Secondly be a little more conscious of what you are saying, what you are going to say and how it might make the other person feel. You dont need to watch your every word like a watch dog since you realize your own mistake.
MOST IMPORTANTLY!!! IT WILL TAKE SOME EFFORT ON YOUR PART!!!
things are not going to happen magically, even though i wish they did. Trust me on this, since i experienced it myself with my friends and peers last year and it def. took me some effort and even to til this day i have have to becareful and if i make a mistake you can always sincerly apologize.
your peers and friends will def notice the difference :) and you just might find yourself giving more, why???
because a smile is contagious :)

I hoped this truely helped :)

I wish you the best and Rock On!

POSTED BY: Pamela on February 24th, 2009 10:32 pm

Wow i def thought my other message had erased..looks like it didn’t SORRY!! ^-^

POSTED BY: pamela on February 24th, 2009 10:33 pm

Look you might be like my best friend in the whole world that is a good guy but he just loves black humor and sometimes comes as a little (a LOT) mean because of it. But I still love him and I laugh my A** off with him even if he’s making fun of me because I know he doesn’t do it out of cruelty. The thing is, when he goes really out of limits I just say this to him, or sometimes it’s even needless to say because you can see that I’m offended by the expression of my face, and he apologizes and should you. Make your jokes because black humor can be funny too but when you see that people aren’t enjoying it make sure you say “IT’s just a joke” and if they say that they do not tolerate this kind of jokes apologize and don’t do it again.

POSTED BY: Jenny on February 25th, 2009 7:00 am

Thanx for the advise everyone. =D I’ll take it all into consideration. You’ve all helped lots and I’m sure it’ll all help.

POSTED BY: Matt on February 26th, 2009 3:27 am

Hey,
For you to be considering if what you are doing is wrong there’s half the solution, I think you are a really nice person Matt,remeber the difference between DOING something wrong and believing there is something wrong with YOU, big difference, Have a look at what you are doing and believe you are better than than the action you have been doing and you will see a big heart change and that will flow into how you think and act, do what I do when Im about to say something stupid, I tell myself to (shutup) and a good habit will start to take place. Believe in yourself. Oceans of love
t

POSTED BY: terrisa on February 26th, 2009 7:27 pm
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