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It’s fall, kids are back in school, and we’re asking you to grade yourself. This was originally posted in 2017 by Kwizgiver, who stole it from Cat.
From A to F (Makes the Grade)
Give yourself a letter grade (A, A-, B, B-, C, C-, D, D-, F) on the following. Just the letter grade is requested, but you’re free to elaborate.
• Happiness: B-. I’m way too hard on myself. “Hey, you should have done this when you did that.” Blah blah blah
• Being a decent human being: I’ll say an A-. I try really hard to be that.
• Being serene (calm, peaceful): C. I would not expect that except in specific settings.
• Kindness: A -. That is desperately important. Tom Lehrer described it in the intro of National Brotherhood Week, and how he hates those who don’t love each other.
• Anger management: I’d give myself a B, especially if I ignore the stupid political choices made in 2025 by certain parties. Generally, I don’t get that angry about most things. In fact, I will go as far as to say that when I get angry, especially in a public setting, it’s because I have been pushed beyond my limits. I mentioned one of those situations in a recent quiz.
Define “creative”
• Creative thinking: B-. It depends on what manner of creativity. If we’re talking about art or doing technological stuff, I’d probably give myself a D. For instance, I sucked at woodshop and ceramic shop. I’m constantly reminded of when I was in 7th grade and my parents came to a school open house and saw some of my artwork. My father asked how I was getting a B in art. The teacher said I worked as hard as possible and produced as well as possible. But I can figure out historical, intellectual, and math things.
• Modesty: A- Drawing attention to myself is a bit cringeworthy. (And yet he blogs.)
• Being an original: A. I don’t think there’s anybody who’s exactly like me: somebody doesn’t drink beer, doesn’t drink coffee, doesn’t drive, knows ridiculously obtuse pieces of information, keep secrets very well, hears music in his head all the time, observes situations of seeming injustice – even small things like branches that somebody broke down that were strewn onto someone’s sidewalk and I will move them because some person who’s either vision impaired or physically impaired could trip on them (I did that this week.)
• Knowing yourself: A – I’m pretty much unsurprised when doing things I do.
• Being true to yourself: A-
• Getting along with others: B+. I’m not that good with schmucky people.
• Liking yourself: B – I suppose I like myself well enough.
• Admitting your flaws: A
• Self-improvement: C. My office is a mess, I weigh too much, blah blah blah. There’s always something more important.
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