session-1

me first

• an egoist: every decision you- make is based on the answer to one question: "What's in it for me?"

the height of conceit

• an egotist: you are boastful to the point of being obnoxious

let me help you

• an altruist: concerning yourself with the welfare of others

leave me alone

• an introvert: you minutely examine your every thought, feeling, and action. Probing, futile questions like "What do other people-think of me?", "How do I look?", and "Maybe I shouldn't have said that?"

let's do it together

• an extrovert: your thoughts, your interests, your whole personality are turned outward. you never worry about the effect of your actions, never inhibit yourself with doubts about dignity or propriety

neither extreme

• an ambivert: You have both introverted and extroverted tendencies - at different times and on different occasions

people are no damn good

• a misanthrope: cynical, embittered, suspicious, you hate everyone.

women are no damn good

• a misogynist: you have a carefully constructed defense against further hurt by women - you hate all women.

"marriage is an institution - and who wants to live in an institution?"

• a misogamist: you won't make ultimate legal commitment of marriage. you like opposite sex as lovers, roommates, apartment- or house-sharers, but not as lawfully wedded spouses

". . .that the flesh is heir to . . ."

• an ascetic: there are better ways of good life, and it is definitely not the pleasure of flesh

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Helping Words

• ruthless: having or showing no pity or compassion for others.

• self-advancement: the advancement or promotion of oneself or one's interests.

• aboveboard: legitimate, honest, and open.

• conceit: excessive pride in oneself.

• amorous: showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire.

• boastful: showing excessive pride and self-satisfaction in one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.

• obnoxious: extremely unpleasant.

• monotonous: dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.

• ad nauseam: used to refer to the fact that something has been done or repeated so often that it has become annoying or tiresome.

• futile: incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.

• solitude: the state or situation of being alone.

• vitally: in a way that is absolutely necessary or essential.

• inhibit:

  1. hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process).

  2. make (someone) self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way.

• cynical: believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.

• embittered: angry or resentful at having been treated unfairly.

• crookedness: dishonest; illegal.

• scorned: feel or express contempt or disdain for.

• contempt: the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration.

• disdain: the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect.

• self-denial: the denial of one's own interests and needs; self-sacrifice.

• austerity: plainness and simplicity in appearance.

• contemplation: the action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time.

• abstinence: the practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something, typically alcohol or sex.