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Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:55:10 +0000

[...] of the story? No matter what you do with the 2nd hello, it will always be weird and awkward. So deal with it. I [...]

By: Flying LlamaFish

Flying LlamaFish — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:22:19 +0000

Tim: Please tell us what the Pizza Walk is… we are all intrigued.

By: Bamboo Forest

Bamboo Forest — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:37:00 +0000

@ Tim Brownson: Yes, why haven’t you been here before?!?! Welcome! ah, the 90 day challenge. Fortunately for me, I’m not doing it. My brother, Flying LlamaFish is. He wrote it. And I wrote this article. Well, at the top of each entry, in microscopic print, it says whether it was me, Bamboo Forest, or my brother Flying LlamaFish

Pizza walk? Sounds interesting.

@ Lance: Well said, Lance.

By: Lance

Lance — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:08:47 +0000

I love this Bamboo Forest! Way too often we are too serious (I am anyway) and that leads to embarrassment when we do something foolish. Live, enjoy life, and actually embrace your foolish moments.

By: Tim Brownson

Tim Brownson — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:57:42 +0000

Daggnabbit, why haven’t I been here before? I just read your 90- challenge and nearly wet myself. I wasn’t laughing you understand I just have a bladder complaint. Anyway, I digress.

I love this article Bamboo and it may have just inspired me to tell the world about the Pizza Walk. Watch this space. Well not THIS space, another space, but you know what I meant.

By: Bamboo Forest

Bamboo Forest — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:13:53 +0000

@ Llama Fish: Indeed that’s true Bro. Well said.

@ Tom Volkar: I agree that our past can have a real influence on our tendency of getting embarrassed in our present. Good points.

@ Alik: I like how you used the subject of technology to bring further insight into the discussion. Insightful points, and I agree.

By: Alik | PracticeThis.com

Alik | PracticeThis.com — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:57:27 +0000

my comment might sound too techie… I am software performance engineer, i must be techie.
I strongly believe that software performance best practices can be easily applied to humans. One of the biggest performance killers in software is exception handling – situation when the system is unstable and it tries to recover. In that situations performance bogs down. Sounds familiar? Embarrassment is a result of your exception handling. The more you spend energy on your embarrassment the less performance you gain. Humans are just like computers . Scared? Read this:
http://www.steve-olson.com/how-to-engineer-yourself-for-peak-performance/

By: Tom Volkar / Delightful Work

Tom Volkar / Delightful Work — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:23:00 +0000

I think embarrassment is almost always tied to an embarrassing experience in our past. It does tend to go away once we get in the habit of not giving a damn about what anyone else thinks. It is interesting to watch what triggers our embarrassment and look at what we may learn from that.

By: Flying LlamaFish

Flying LlamaFish — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:50:01 +0000

Excellent entry, brother. Those that can conquer farting in an elevator without blushing have truly mastered this.

By: Bamboo Forest

Bamboo Forest — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:38:34 +0000

@ Jim: Thank you

@ Urban Panther: I agree, the fear of looking foolish isn’t productive.

@ Evelyn Lim: Easing up, good idea.

@ Sara: That’s a very interesting strategy you have prepared for when that day comes.

@ Arachne Jericho: I think just about all of us have some cleaning to do in this regard.

@ Barbara: Yes, “life is too short.” Indeed, this is a good reason to let it go.

@ Al: Thank you. Yes, embarrassment can at times be a valid warning sign, I agree. Wisdom is to distinguish if it is worthwhile embarrassment (preventing us from being unethical). Or merely embarrassment that holds us back for no good reason.

@ Shilpan: I agree, embarrassment is a selfish emotion. True. But, still a very hard one to shake. I also agree that we should focus on others more than ourselves. That will indeed free us up, quite a bit.