# What's your greatest weakness? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 14, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256 "2013-02-14T04:29:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256/21 "2013-02-14T16:16:53Z")
Nice try, Lex Luthor! Are you running out of ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256/22 "2013-02-14T16:27:43Z")
Defeatism. All of the lack of confidence, ambition, motivation, inability to carry through, it all flows from defeatism. I firmly believe that the universe and all systems tend toward entropy. Consequently, why bother? My personal choice to continue on stems from general curiosity, and a commitment to not cause hurt to others. Yeah, I’m just Mr. Sunshine, I know. ---
**Author:** ![FrankJBN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@FrankJBN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrankJBN)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256/23 "2013-02-14T16:53:41Z")
“I’m unforgiving. I’m not a grudge-holder” Sorry, if you do not forgive and instead cease association with those who you feel have wronged you, you are holding a grudge. One needn’t be obsessed or “snarky” about someone if for the rest of one’s life - if one s going to banish that person from the rest of his or her life (although many might call that an obsession) While your post illustrates that you certainly hold life-long grudges, I am curious as to why you accept being “unforgiving” but don’t want to be perceived as a grudge-holder? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256/24 "2013-02-14T17:26:09Z")
Poor social skills. I’m not good at “reading” other people. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256/25 "2013-02-14T17:39:53Z")
A good lookin’ woman, a swell glass of Stranahans, a Harmony remote and 400+ HP. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256/26 "2013-02-14T17:47:28Z")
Men, definitely. Most of my bad stories start with the phrase, “there was this guy…” It’s not nearly as dramatic as I grow older, though (she says wistfully). ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256/27 "2013-02-14T19:17:14Z")
I’m not sure how to state this efficiently, but there’s this wide swath between the way I see myself and the way that others perceive me. Not just the usual, but really quite the abyss. I do something almost completely altruistic, and later find out that others have ascribed the most selfish and even malicious motives to it. Or I’ll refrain from giving an opinion on something, and others will read into my tone a preference, and then call me controlling. WTF?? But it happens much too often for the common link to be anybody but me. This is a constant. It’s a lack of “EQ” I suppose, in the realm of understanding how others will interpret my tone, body language, or actions. It causes an unbelievable amount of pain, but also simple inconvenience on a daily basis. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256/28 "2013-02-14T19:37:03Z")
Gin. It is my only weakness. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256/29 "2013-02-14T19:41:26Z")
Probably pore communication skills and the resulting anger I experience when I am overlooked or ignored on something I feel very confident or knowledeable about. This situation happens to me more at work than socialy but when several of us are discussing an issue and I feel like I am not being heard I get very angry inside. I have learned to take a deep breath and make an effort to state my case more effectively and in some cases a bit louder and more forceful which I am not comfortable with. I feel like I have dealt pretty well with most of my issues but this one has been the biggest struggle. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256/30 "2013-02-14T20:02:18Z")
Women with: - red hair - curly hair - cute butts A woman with curly red hair and a cute butt is, effectively, kryptonite. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256/31 "2013-02-14T21:31:33Z")
> [@FrankJBN](#): > > Sorry, if you do not forgive and instead cease association with those who you feel have wronged you, you are holding a grudge. Frank, if you break up with a girl or guy who cheats on you and never date them again, are you holding a grudge? How about if they beat you? Steal from you? ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256/32 "2013-02-14T22:39:06Z")
Procrastination. I’ll spend hours reading crap on the Internet while I should be working. Um, gotta go. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256/33 "2013-02-14T23:46:55Z")
I don’t feel emotions very strongly or there is a wall that separates me from them. Either way, I feel like I’m Ms. Spock. I can’t talk to people about this without sounding like I’m some kind of anti-social psycho. So I put up a front and act like I’m Ms. Kirk. All the acting makes me limit how much time I can spend around other people. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256/34 "2013-02-14T23:57:09Z")
Depression/procrastination. With me they’re the same thing, and chronic. Oh, and kryptonite and skinny guys. ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256/35 "2013-02-15T00:22:47Z")
There’s this weird glowing spot in the middle of my forehead that I can’t cover with armor for some reason. Three arrows to that spot and I’m down. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256/36 "2013-02-15T03:04:48Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > I don’t feel emotions very strongly or there is a wall that separates me from them. Either way, I feel like I’m Ms. Spock. > > I can’t talk to people about this without sounding like I’m some kind of anti-social psycho. So I put up a front and act like I’m Ms. Kirk. > > All the acting makes me limit how much time I can spend around other people. Ok, I understand the “Ms. Spock” reference (being unemotional, etc.) but what exactly does acting like “Ms. Kirk” entail? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256/37 "2013-02-15T03:50:06Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > I don’t feel emotions very strongly or there is a wall that separates me from them. Either way, I feel like I’m Ms. Spock. That makes you sound like Daria Morgendorffer - who was actually pretty cool. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256/38 "2013-02-15T04:06:12Z")
Lack of ambition. I used to think it was just me, but I found out recently that only 5% of us with ADHD holds a college degree (and that it’s far rarer to have gotten it before age 26, so I did well graduating at barely 22) vs a a bit over a third of “normal” people, so it seems maybe my brain is plotting against me after all. But anyway, if I was ambitious and organized, I could probably have achieved \*a lot \*more by this point. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256/39 "2013-02-15T13:35:17Z")
Gee, my first response was ‘‘Food,’’ but that’s probably not what you mean. My greatest weakness is that when I’m overwhelmed, I shut down to avoid dealing with the things I’m overwhelmed about. When I’m faced with what feels like too much to do, I do nothing. When I’m faced with interacting with a lot of different people, I become a hermit eschewing all human contact while I ‘‘recover.’’ And truth be told, I start feeling overwhelmed pretty easily. There is a real connection between my avoidance behavior and my depression. It’s a real pain in the ass because, you know, I’ve got shit to do, and going into hibernation mode doesn’t really help me get it done. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256/40 "2013-02-15T13:38:37Z")
What I think and feel is written all over my face. Which mightn’t seem such a bad thing at first. (Let’s remind ourselves that every flaw is also an asset, and every asset can easily become a flaw, firstly!) It’s great, in that I am very honest and open, people find me genuine and authentic. But it’s awful as well because, it is nearly impossible for me to hide things like disdain or contempt, disbelief etc. So if I think you are an idiot, for instance, even if my life depended on me concealing it, you’d be able to sense it very likely. I’ve gotten better as I’ve gotten older, but it’s still difficult for me. I’m a very bad liar as a result, and don’t even bother with poker! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-weakness/650256.md?page=3)