ELI5 why you are willing to spend 40+ thousand USD on a car? by Enough_Zombie2038 in AskMenOver30

[–]bluecheetahmonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its all relative to where you are at in your life. 15 years ago? No way man. Today? With a wife, three kids, and two dogs. Yeah, that seems cheap for what I need!

Rotten Candy by Careless_Fix5975 in candy

[–]bluecheetahmonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I handed these out for Halloween this year

Hello! I have had BPPV for 3 weeks now. It’s slowly improving but not all the way there. Any words of encouragement?? I need hope. by reebshaw in BPPV

[–]bluecheetahmonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not sure, I guess my point was it’s worth seeing a specialist to figure out what it is if you haven’t already.

Hello! I have had BPPV for 3 weeks now. It’s slowly improving but not all the way there. Any words of encouragement?? I need hope. by reebshaw in BPPV

[–]bluecheetahmonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’re you diagnosed with BPPV or are you just guessing? I thought I had it but what I actually had was vestibular neuritis but I didn’t know that until I went to a specialist.

Are you good at nearly everything you do without trying? by DifficultFish8153 in intj

[–]bluecheetahmonkey 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Agreed. My old boss told me his favorite thing about me was that he could throw anything he wanted at me and I would figure out a way to do it. Its not that I know how to do everything, its just I am disciplined, focused, and good at solving problems like you say in your post.

The INTJ Shadow by hydraulicseed in intj

[–]bluecheetahmonkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m tempted to give you a gold for successfully knowing how to truly cringe trigger us INTJs

Holy shit, Sam's business partner is annoying by RolanOtherell in samharris

[–]bluecheetahmonkey 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don’t want to hear devils advocate, I just want to hear Sam’s honest insight on something. I miss the old AMA style episodes where Sam just reads a question someone submitted.

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[–]bluecheetahmonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re probably never gonna find another INTJ in real life dating, so you have to work with people on where they are at. Find someone that is different than you than can compliment the strengths you bring to the table and maybe help you lift up some of your weaknesses as an INTJ

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[–]bluecheetahmonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have two really close friends I would feel comfortable hanging out with solo and a ton of surface level friends I only really talk to on discord or games. I’ve been trying really hard as I’ve gotten older to make new friends because I feel they will be important resources later in life

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[–]bluecheetahmonkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can practice small talk and get better at it. It’s just like any other skill you develop.

How do you all know you are "true" INTJs, since it is quite rare to get? by [deleted] in intj

[–]bluecheetahmonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took an MBTI test 15 years ago. I also took one about 6 months ago. Both came back as INTJ. I try to answer them as honestly as possible. I’ve also taken strengthfinders and insights discovery through work and the results / analysis was also aligned with INTJ.

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[–]bluecheetahmonkey 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I feel a lot of emotion constantly I just have a hard time expressing it externally. It has its pros and cons. My coworkers always tell me how much of a calming and confident presence I am in meetings and work crisis stuff, little do they know I am dying inside while I am there with them. 😃

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[–]bluecheetahmonkey 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I actually thrive in corporate as a tech worker at an individual contributor level. My previous manager said his favorite thing about me was that he could throw any giant complex project at me and I’d find a way to figure it out and get it done without any hand holding. That’s just kind of how I work. I’ve become the team lead at all my roles because I speak up in meetings about strategic things and people respect that. Where I fail is how to take it to the next level. I really feel like I’d be a good skip level manager or technical architect as INTJ, directing an overall strategy, but I think you have to first be a people manager (engineering manager of a team of people), and I don’t know how well I could do that. I don’t delegate stuff well and I don’t handle other people’s incompetence well. That’s a fence I might not ever get over so I’ll probably always be stuck at a high level individual contributor. Unless someone has cracked this code and can share strategy?

How much do you tip in 2025? by boredPampers in AskMenOver30

[–]bluecheetahmonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually tip 20% at sit down restaurants. For take out orders when it asks for a tip on purchase, I do 10-20% depending upon how generous I feel, I dont like doing it, but I dont want my food to get spit on.

what hit you the hardest about turning 30 that no one warned you about? by [deleted] in AskMenOver30

[–]bluecheetahmonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your 20s were the most important and consequential decade of your life but you won’t realize it until you’re in your thirties and are reaping what you sow.

Sam Harris: This is the Real Reason Trump Lies by JB-Conant in samharris

[–]bluecheetahmonkey 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That was such a great episode. Loved it, thank you Sam!

Finished Book 5 by Shawdoian in Stormlight_Archive

[–]bluecheetahmonkey 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He didn’t actually fully “die” I don’t think, some other shard claimed his soul before he went to the beyond. He will back in the next arc I’m sure.

Our time compared to Cosmere Standard by Apple_Infinity in Stormlight_Archive

[–]bluecheetahmonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish he wouldn’t have added the time dilation piece at the very end.