# I feel the best about myself when..... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 21, 1999, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-the-best-about-myself-when/11357 "1999-11-21T17:31:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PurpleCrackwhore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc348/32.png) [@PurpleCrackwhore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleCrackwhore)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 1999, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-the-best-about-myself-when/11357/1 "1999-11-21T17:31:00Z")
I accomplish a feat I didn’t think I could do. * * * “Only when he no longer knows what he is doing, does the painter do good things.” --Edgar Degas ---
**Author:** ![Sycorax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 1999, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-the-best-about-myself-when/11357/2 "1999-11-22T06:31:00Z")
When I recognize and intellectualize an irrational fear, see it as a challenge, and deal with it – such as public speaking and spiders. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 1999, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-the-best-about-myself-when/11357/3 "1999-11-22T06:39:00Z")
When I am productive and active. ---
**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 1999, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-the-best-about-myself-when/11357/4 "1999-11-22T06:55:00Z")
> [@](#): > > I feel best about myself… Without any pants on. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Minty\_Rae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@Minty\_Rae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minty_Rae)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 1999, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-the-best-about-myself-when/11357/5 "1999-11-21T19:27:00Z")
When I’ve spent all day outside, watering, pulling weeds, sowing seeds, taking cuttings, digging the ground till my hands are blistered, my back and arms ache, and I’m so exhausted I never want to move again. Now, I’m not saying that I exactly ENJOY doing this…physical labor really ain’t my thing…but, for some reason, working in the garden makes me happy. * * * The Minty One ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 1999, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-the-best-about-myself-when/11357/6 "1999-11-21T19:34:00Z")
When I get off the 'net for awhile. Catch y’all later! ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 1999, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-the-best-about-myself-when/11357/7 "1999-11-21T20:33:00Z")
LOL, Sanibel! I feel best about myself when I actually finish something I start. Extra points if it’s something I’ve never tried before and turns out acceptable. ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 1999, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-the-best-about-myself-when/11357/8 "1999-11-21T23:20:00Z")
…when I make someone else look bad. (Gee, this is fun!) ---
**Author:** ![funneefarmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@funneefarmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funneefarmer)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 1999, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-the-best-about-myself-when/11357/9 "1999-11-21T23:20:00Z")
Sleeping