What is your greatest weakness?

[yinyinwang]

Do we know ourself?

[Brainache]

Cigarettes.
Caffeine.
Chocolate.
And another word starting with c.

[yinyinwang]

Cigarettes.
Caffeine.
Chocolate.
And another word starting with c.
pick one only.

[elliotfc]

Do we know ourself?

And oh my weakness (la la la la la la)
is none of your business (la la la la)
Somehow it always collects
to one big melting pot
la la la la la la la

[Brainache]

Indecision

[Correa Neto]

Not being rich.

[Fitter]

Procrastination in my personal life. Work gets done right away but mowing the lawn or booking flights to TAM can wait until tomorrow, or Monday.

[TragicMonkey]

Postponing decisions in favor of collecting more information. It affects everything from dating to work to video games to choosing produce. I worry that if I decide too hastily, I will decide the wrong way. Frequently I'm so late in deciding, the thing to decide upon either decides itself or no longer applies. I think the problem is that I can see hundreds of pros and cons in almost anything, where most people only see a few of each. And the longer I research, the more of both I find.

[blutoski]

Postponing decisions in favor of collecting more information. It affects everything from dating to work to video games to choosing produce. I worry that if I decide too hastily, I will decide the wrong way. Frequently I'm so late in deciding, the thing to decide upon either decides itself or no longer applies. I think the problem is that I can see hundreds of pros and cons in almost anything, where most people only see a few of each. And the longer I research, the more of both I find.

I share this problem. It's called "analysis paralysis" in management circles. Another one: "Best is the enemy of better."


But:
"Haste makes waste." vs "He who hesitates is lost."

Confused? Recall:
"Proverbs contradict one another, because they are the wisdom of mankind."

[Foster Zygote]

And another word starting with c.

Chicas?

Steven

[Foster Zygote]

Plutonium.

Steven

[slingblade]

Blurting.

[Jimbo07]

I share this problem. It's called "analysis paralysis" in management circles. Another one: "Best is the enemy of better."


But:
"Haste makes waste." vs "He who hesitates is lost."

Confused? Recall:
"Proverbs contradict one another, because they are the wisdom of mankind."

I hear you.

"Patience is a virtue."

but, "Just do it."

or "to be forewarned is to be fore-armed"

while, "only the good die young."

...

I've found it's situational. If I know I'm going into a situation where fast decisions are required (like in the Navy), I'll try to optimize solutions, not get the 'best.' However, if there's a job I want to do right (like building our deck), I'd rather have more info.

...

My other problem is these hair palms which come from another weakness... err... :o

[TobiasTheViking]

Potatoes.

[Jono]

My ability to project myself as a complete moron, tails before heads.

[Cheesejoff]

"Proverbs contradict one another, because they are the wisdom of mankind."

Indeed, but if all proverbs contadict, there must be a proverb which claims that no proverbs contradict even though by definition that proverb is a contradiction :confused:

[Lisa Simpson]

IRC

[tkingdoll]

Potatoes.

drool. Potatoes are the greatest. Roasted, boiled, chipped, mashed, give me potatoes. Hemingway blames them for making women fat. I will take that risk.

[Ryokan]

drool. Potatoes are the greatest. Roasted, boiled, chipped, mashed, give me potatoes.

Boil'em, mash'em, stick'em in a stew.

[Upchurch]

temptation.

[Esperdome]

Procrastination. I'd be so much farther ahead if I could just wrap my mind around how little time we are actually alloted.

[TobiasTheViking]

drool. Potatoes are the greatest. Roasted, boiled, chipped, mashed, give me potatoes. Hemingway blames them for making women fat. I will take that risk.

Besides for mashed, i love everything done with potatoes. Hmm, boiled potatoes.. cream potatoes.. raaahh. :D

With some nice mushroom sauce.

[Beerina]

You guys don't like potatoes. You like a vehicle to convey salt, butter, sour cream, "mushroom sauce", et al., ad nauseum, to the mouth.

May I suggest as a replacement various Chinese and Thai food dishes, with more intense and varied spicing, and broccoli to soak it all up?

[Almo]

Feeling like I know best about things like game design.

[Katana]

Cheese

[Piscivore]

My left pinkie toe.

SOB hasn't done a lick of work since he got here.

[Pope130]

Complexity.

[Steve]

Kryptonite ( I am surprised that no-one beat me to this answer :))

[Dark Jaguar]

Laziness and... could someone finish my thought for me?

[Marquis de Carabas]

Sentence fragments.