[_sabe_]

I hate compliments. I become uncomfortable when people say nice things to me because I don't know if they are sarcastic or not. Probably because I'm never satisfied with my own results always thinking about how I could have done it better.

Secondly I hate everything material, even so money. I make just enough money to pay the bills and other essentials, but if someone I know even remotely would ask me for $100 I would never ever think about getting it back.

No one else who can relate to this?

[prezjordan]

Yep. Same boat. I'm a student though, so I'm curious how things will change once I start my career.

I'm a bit minimalist, and it sounds like you are too. I hate carrying more than one bag when I travel, and the thought of having a ton of stuff I don't need makes me really, really uncomfortable. It's surreal.

Do you use this "never satisfied" outlook for personal improvement? I'm really glad I act that way. It keeps me moving forward, even if I seem a little cynical along the way.

[jackvalentine]

I'm a student too, in my final year. In a month my employment is going to finish and I'll have 9 months of living on savings until it's all over.

I own a largish TV, a few consoles, a bunch of stuff I don't need. It does make me feel very uncomfortable. I suspect rather than dipping in to savings too much, I'll be simply selling things off.

[_sabe_]

> I'm a bit minimalist, and it sounds like you are too. I hate carrying more than one bag when I travel, and the thought of having a ton of stuff I don't need makes me really, really uncomfortable. It's surreal.

To me it's like material things takes up valuable space inside of my head that already cramped more important. It's like even if you don't use the stuff you own, it still takes energy to keep track of it.

The paradoxical thing is that in a way I'm maybe more materialistic than everybody else because I get very attached to things. When I buy things it has to be perfect, and the process of finding the perfect product is sometime so cumbersome that even if it's something that I actually would need, I spend a week researching about what to buy and then end up just skipping it thinking "I managed so far".

Now I gotten so used to this pattern that I've started to actively buy as little as possible just to spare my self from this time consuming process.

> Do you use this "never satisfied" outlook for personal improvement?Do you use this "never satisfied" outlook for personal improvement?

Yes, absolutely. As I don't look for endorsement from other people, and money does not either interest me, that's the thing that keeps me going. If perfection and personal improvement wasn't important, then I really wouldn't know what would get me out of bed each day.

[nsxwolf]

I definitely relate to this. When I get a compliment, I instinctively feel the need to say something negative about whatever it is that is being complimented. No idea where that comes from.

[lilsunnybee]

Can i have some money? ;-)

[_sabe_]

No joking, people who wanted to could easily take advantage of this.