Weighings

Most people see me the same way: they doubt my intelligence, but later learn that I have an abundance of it. When I speak of my accomplishments, I'm greeted with extraordinary compliment, as if I did better than I was expected to. That kind of thinking is what got me here in the first place. It is ultimately up to me to set expectations for myself. That is what will get me ahead.

In the English sentence, every word has a connotation. I pay attention to this. Many people don't know this, but my observation skills are very keen. I notice every slight detail. Even in your speech. I make extensive use of these subtleties and I don't know who else. does that When I speak (and really, this goes for any speaker), I carefully distinguish between "when" and "if". One implies certainty, the other chance. This has huge consequences. If I refer to an event and say "when", and you don't object, you actually confirm that it will happen. When I say "if" it happens and there's no call to its certainty or lack of, then I err on the side of caution that the event will not occur.

Is that not right? Well if it isn't, maybe you should start paying attention to the words being used.

Viva la vida...story of my life.