Thursday, July 13, 2006

Eccentricity

I've always wanted to be more eccentric. It seems that most successful and/or powerful people are eccentric in some way - some more than others. I randomly came across this post on 43 Folders in which the following question is raised: "In my quest to become more distinctive, I’m looking for suggestions of harmless eccentricities to adopt". The series of comments is very funny. My two favorites are: (1) "I label all of my white socks to keep the pairs 'monogamous' throughout their lives. I feel it leads to a more even wear." and (2) "My wife knew a German girl who kept a peach pit (stone) in her mouth at all times. The same one. All the time." In my case, perhaps I should demand that people call me "Notorious" from now on (see this post). I do sit on a balance ball at work instead of a desk chair. That's kind of eccentric. A coworker suggested that I grow a beard and mustache on the right side of his face and keep the left side unshaven. That would certainly be eccentric (possibly scary). But I do hate shaving and it would have the upshot of only have to shave half as much. Perhaps I should consider it. If you have ideas for other harmless eccentricities I can adopt, please let me know.

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