Comments on: Tag — I’m it http://www.ryanblock.com/2006/12/tag-im-it/ Editor and technology critic in the midst of founding a new content startup. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:43:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: W00t is word of the year » Ryan Block http://www.ryanblock.com/2006/12/tag-im-it/#comment-54741 W00t is word of the year » Ryan Block Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:48:56 +0000 http://www.ryanblock.com/archive/2006/12/tag-im-it/#comment-54741 [...] whatever, Merriam-Webster disappoints with the same kind of linkbaiting as Time Magazine naming YOU (read: us) as person of the year. But there’s only one take I want on “w00t” being word of the year: that of [...] [...] whatever, Merriam-Webster disappoints with the same kind of linkbaiting as Time Magazine naming YOU (read: us) as person of the year. But there’s only one take I want on “w00t” being word of the year: that of [...]

]]> By: David Temple http://www.ryanblock.com/2006/12/tag-im-it/#comment-8818 David Temple Wed, 20 Dec 2006 01:09:34 +0000 http://www.ryanblock.com/archive/2006/12/tag-im-it/#comment-8818 Hey I got tagged too so its fun to see what others are saying. Sorry to hear about the stage fright, good luck with that. You are absolutely right, you are NOT the person of the year and neither am I but I know who is for me. Hey I got tagged too so its fun to see what others are saying. Sorry to hear about the stage fright, good luck with that. You are absolutely right, you are NOT the person of the year and neither am I but I know who is for me.

]]> By: John B. http://www.ryanblock.com/2006/12/tag-im-it/#comment-8816 John B. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:42:16 +0000 http://www.ryanblock.com/archive/2006/12/tag-im-it/#comment-8816 Hey! You forgot to tag other people. ...or maybe you didn't. Hey! You forgot to tag other people.

…or maybe you didn’t.

]]> By: Ryan Block http://www.ryanblock.com/2006/12/tag-im-it/#comment-8814 Ryan Block Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:16:26 +0000 http://www.ryanblock.com/archive/2006/12/tag-im-it/#comment-8814 Wow, very informative Larry, thanks! Wow, very informative Larry, thanks!

]]> By: Larry H. http://www.ryanblock.com/2006/12/tag-im-it/#comment-8812 Larry H. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:00:27 +0000 http://www.ryanblock.com/archive/2006/12/tag-im-it/#comment-8812 I prefer the term, "careful reader." A great teacher once taught me that to really learn and understand something, more important than reading it, is re-reading it. There have been surveys consistently showing that people are less afraid of dying than they are of public speaking. Good for you to keep working through it. You might try a cognitive behavioral approach to your speaking engagements, if you haven't already. Although originally developed for depression, it works equally well with anxiety where there are specific situations. See, e.g., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_therapy#The_ABCs_of_Irrational_Beliefs I prefer the term, “careful reader.” A great teacher once taught me that to really learn and understand something, more important than reading it, is re-reading it.

There have been surveys consistently showing that people are less afraid of dying than they are of public speaking. Good for you to keep working through it. You might try a cognitive behavioral approach to your speaking engagements, if you haven’t already. Although originally developed for depression, it works equally well with anxiety where there are specific situations. See, e.g.,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_therapy#The_ABCs_of_Irrational_Beliefs

]]> By: Ben Furneaux http://www.ryanblock.com/2006/12/tag-im-it/#comment-8808 Ben Furneaux Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:32:33 +0000 http://www.ryanblock.com/archive/2006/12/tag-im-it/#comment-8808 Slow readers salute. I consider myself a fake reader. I often scan passages of text in public to make myself seem normal and then read it later on when nobody's looking. Slow readers salute. I consider myself a fake reader. I often scan passages of text in public to make myself seem normal and then read it later on when nobody’s looking.

]]> By: Scott McNulty http://www.ryanblock.com/2006/12/tag-im-it/#comment-8777 Scott McNulty Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:31:48 +0000 http://www.ryanblock.com/archive/2006/12/tag-im-it/#comment-8777 Ahh, the Magnetic Fields make me smile.. as I weep. Which is good, I think. Ahh, the Magnetic Fields make me smile.. as I weep. Which is good, I think.

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