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I think this should be a nationwide thing

Administration1:
A Man was asked "How was your job interview yesterday?"

MAN: Well, I entered the office, found a man sitting on a large black leather chair with feet resting on the table....He pointed towards his laptop, asked me to take it and go outside, then come back and try to sell him the laptop. He thought himself to be actor Leonardo Di Caprio of "The wolf of wall street" movie.
So I took the laptop and left.

FRIEND: Left...!! Then what?

MAN: Nothing!! Thirty minutes later he called me up... begging me to return his laptop to him because all his work and important documents were in it. So I asked him: Will you buy it ??

dani1luv
Ben13

Lol. He wanted to see d potential in u, n u gave him a real life situation

MrAdejube:
I won!!!!

Not on this thread

Xzbit91:
Yes it's a defect, one you should not rest until you've completely eliminated from your life. Don't mistake introversion for shyness. Anyone can be shy.

You can be a shy introvert or a shy extrovert. You'll know if you're introvert if social activities drains you and you find yourself leaving parties early so you can have an alone time to recharge.

On the other hand if social activities boosts your energy, you're buoyed by highly charged environments and you wish the party never ends then you're extroverted.

Introversion is often mistaken for shyness because the lifestyle and life choices of an introvert is akin to those of a shy person. The way we process information and our responses to stimulus are internal and how we feel while an extrovert focuses on the environment.

There are introverts who have gone on to live the "supposed" extrovert life. People like Barack Obama, Bill Gates to mention a few. You'd notice these people are not shy, but that doesn't make them extroverts.

Your shyness is worse because you're exhibiting it in front of family, people whom you should be the most comfortable around. They are the ones who should know you in and out.

The only reason I can point out is you come from a family that abused you emotionally or at the very least did not encourage you to be the best version of yourself. Or they never thought you could amount to anything good.

As humans, we all need validation to boost our self esteem. When we don't get it, we feel inadequate as though we'd never amount to anything good. The more this continues, the more confidence we lose.

You can't wish it away. You have to work at it everyday of your life starting from today. My advice to you is that you should do you. You're the only kennybelle out there, everyone else is taken. Begin to love yourself deeply and seek out your self interests. No one will love you if you don't love yourself first.

Don't be afraid to seek out the the things you desire without fear or favor. Forget about what others think of you, it only exist in your head. That's not to say you should become an insensitive prîck.

So I want you to take out a sheet of paper and write all of your good qualities on it. Write out ten qualities for a start and recite it till it sinks in. Now put that paper under your pillow and recite it every morning before stepping out.

Read books on self confidence and apply what's written within it's pages. Don't just read, apply. I would have sent you some if I hadn't formatted my laptop recently. Check the first ten pages of this thread, you will find some useful resource materials to download. Engage in activities that test your confidence. Join debate groups, go for evangelism if your church does such. Volunteer to take readings in large gatherings.

Basically, I want you to put yourself in the exact situations you try to avoid. You'll fail, you'll stumble, you'll feel embarrassed but ultimately you'll improve. Self improvement is what we all strive for and no one is the finished article.



I used to be like this way back in primary school even when I had the right answers to questions because I was afraid of prying eyes. Even to this day I hate been the centre of attention. But I realized it's a necessary evil if I'm to amount to anything in life.

The key here is to know your onions. I feel more comfortable discussing issues where I have above average knowledge. I noticed over time that it doesn't matter what you say, it's how you say it that matters. If you believe strongly enough in what you say then you will get people who will believe you.

Think of how scammers operate. Do you think if they approach their mark feeling unsure of themselves, probably sweating and stuttering all through, they'd be able to pull off great heists?

Check Adolf Hitler who was able to convince a whole nation that they were a superior race and the perceived inferior races had to be exterminated. Do you think he would have gathered much support if he was wavering and unsure of himself?

Having butterflies when you're about to face an audience is natural. It also happens to extroverts. Even the best public speakers get flustered meeting a new audience.

Practice speaking in front of a mirror and project a confident body language. Progress to speaking in front of someone familiar, it could be friend or family. Then move on to small groups and if possible a larger group until you're completely rid of shyness. Shalom.

Jeez! I love this! Never been this encouraged and motivated. Thank you so much!

I know I have improved, I had d best seminar presentation and project defense back in school (with d help of prayers, practice and menthol sweets to calm my nerves ), to say d least. i guess my problem is comparing myself to others and the fear of making mistakes like u said. I'll work on your suggestions and see how it goes. I'm indeed grateful

Rubbiish:
How old are u?
Are u male or female?

30s female

I guess I'm late, better late than never sha.

I'm also an introvert. my case was that worse that when i speak to my family members, my immediate family o, i cnt look up into their eyes, i cnt speak at length, as my voice will betray me (breaks and shakes) and smtimes when i'm alone I cry my eyes out, because i dnt lik my condition, i see it as a defect in my being.

I spoke to a confidant abt it, worked on suggestions, though things changed a bit but i'm still there, i just wish things would change completely.

Most times, i happen to have a lot of ideas, but always scared to express myself. can anyone help on how i can speak in d midst of people without my voice betraying me?

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He's not roasting for survival, he's roasting for the pix. And it doesn't seem sensible as a graduate dt he's doing dt in a National uniform

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How u quickly forgot they made you grow big. Anyway, u not being affordable is an opportunity for others to grow

How u quickly forgot they made you grow big. Anyway, u not being affordable is an opportunity for others to grow

Tellemall:
Was he doing it for thanks?

Peoples sense of entitlement is bizarre. She had to thank him politely? Did she beg him to stop for her? Did she flag him down? Or he came of his own accord unwanted?

Some men reason quite stupidly. Your untill post was alright until you decided to support the ridiculous opinion, doubt from one of such men, that the fellow had to be thanked "politely".

I feel it's our civic responsibility to be of assistance even when it was nt requested, in a saner society (if we still have any), that little gesture might just go a long way in the recipient's perception of it

ophilly:
How possibly could you say she did the right thing? If she had to turn down the offer, she could have done so politely

she did the right thing rejecting the offer, but should have been in a polite manner

heryur:
How did you know his intention

so he alleged, and he might be right. No pessimism

Talk about striking resemblance. See Tubaba's autograph all over them

She did the right thing, though you had a good intention. Everyone needs to be security conscious

I saw a post on a student struck to death by lightning and saw several comments but failed to see how lightning affects humans. However, from my little research, these are my findings and please feel free to add yours.

A lightning strike or lightning bolt is an electric discharge between the atmosphere and an Earth-bound object.[citation needed] They mostly originate in a cumulonimbus cloud and terminate on the ground, called cloud to ground (CG) lightning.

Lightning strikes can injure humans in several different ways:

Lightning strikes can produce severe injuries, and have a mortality rate of between 10% and 30%, with up to 80% of survivors sustaining long-term injuries. These severe injuries are not usually caused by thermal burns, since the current is too brief to greatly heat up tissues; instead, nerves and muscles may be directly damaged by the high voltage producing holes in their cell membranes, a process called electroporation.

In a direct strike, the electrical currents in the flash channel pass directly through the victim. The relatively high voltage drop around poorer electrical conductors (such as a human being), causes the surrounding air to ionize and break down, and the external flashover diverts most of the main discharge current so that it passes "around" the body, reducing injury.

Metallic objects in contact with the skin may "concentrate" the lightning's energy, given it is a better natural conductor and the preferred pathway, resulting in more serious injuries, such as burns from molten or evaporating metal. At least two cases have been reported where a strike victim wearing an iPod suffered more serious injuries as a result.

However, during a flash, the current flowing through the channel and around the body will generate large electromagnetic fields, which may induce electrical transients (surges) within the nervous system or pacemaker of the heart, upsetting normal operations. This effect might explain cases where cardiac arrest or seizures followed a lightning strike that produced no external injuries. It may also point to the victim not being directly struck at all, but just being very close to the strike termination.

Another effect of lightning on bystanders is to their hearing. The resulting shock wave of thunder can damage the ears. Also, electrical interference to telephones or headphones may result in damaging acoustic noise.


Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_strike

EFCCNIGERIA:
THE OFFICIAL PAGE OF_EFCCNIGERIA_NAIRALAND

Judging from the fact that the EFCC is a very important arm of government in Nigeria, I expect to see some introduction on the opening page, tell us why you opened the thread, how you can help us and what we can post, most importantly what the thread stands for. So we know how official it is, not all Nairalanders are babies

India and Asia are solving extreme poverty problem but Nigeria and Africa are not



According the Brookings Institute projections, Nigeria has already overtaken India as the country with the largest number of extreme poor in early 2018, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo could soon take over the number 2 spot.

At the end of May 2018, Nigeria has about 87 million people in extreme poverty, compared with India’s 73 million. Extreme poverty in Nigeria is growing by six people every minute, while poverty in India continues to fall. In fact, by the end of 2018 in Africa as a whole, there will probably be about 3.2 million more people living in extreme poverty than there are today.

Africans account for about two-thirds of the world’s extreme poor. If current trends persist, they will account for nine-tenths by 2030. Fourteen out of 18 countries in the world—where the number of extreme poor is rising—are in Africa.

Extreme poverty is defined as living on less than $1.9 a day.


https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/07/india-and-asia-are-solving-extreme-poverty-problem-but-nigeria-and-africa-are-not.html

MISEDUCATIONS:
how does sperm accumulation cause health problems?
and remember to explain also in your answer if prisoners (who go for years without sex) get those health problems too.
oh and also explain if priests (who go their whole life without sex) get those health problems of sperm accumation.

1. You'll feel more anxious
Sex helps people blow off steam. Scottish researchers found people who abstained from sex struggled to cope with stressful situations like public speaking, compared with those who had intercourse at least once over a 2-week period. During sex, the brain releases feel-good chemicals, such as endorphins and oxytocin, which help you feel more at ease, the researchers say.


2. Prostate cancer.
Guys who stop having sex may miss out on the prostate-protecting perks of frequent trysts. A study presented to the American Urological Association found men who got it on all the time enjoyed—along with the sex—a 20% drop in their risk for prostate cancer. One reason? Frequent ejaculations may remove potentially harmful substances from the prostate.

3. Erectile dysfunction
Men who have sex infrequently are twice as likely to experience erectile dysfunction as men who do it once a week or more, according to a study published in the American Journal of Medicine. The study’s authors suggest that, since the penis is a muscle, frequent sex may help preserve potency in a similar way that physical exercise helps maintain strength.

https://www.prevention.com/sex/a20471530/7-things-that-happen-when-you-stop-having-sex/

Medically women have the tendency to stay longer. But men might find it difficult to because of production and accumulation of sperm that can have effect on their health if they dnt have sex for a long time

When a woman loves, she loves for real, though she might not fulfil all the aforementioned op, it depends on the situation, but she will love from the depth of her soul. And yes, there are still women lik that

Bad officiating influenced by FIFA, plus we din take our chances to prove them wrong.

FIFA would'nt av wanted Nigeria to win because Argentina is more profitable than Nigeria, afterall it's no longer a coincidence that we're always paired with them in d W/cup

FIFA is a business venture, and Nigeria is not profitable. Simple!

It's not a sheer coincidence that we are always paired with them in d W/cup

Anyone blaming the players needs to understand this fact

u better choose one now, and choose wisely, because u will b in for a shocker later tonight

I think everyone should just them alone n allow them to grieve.

This is really going to be a hard time for them.

It can happen to anyone, we all make mistakes, at least no parent wishes death for his/her child