not providing value for others

[Plinco]

Do anyone here have interests that are not valuable to anyone else?

I figured out that one of my main problems is that I do not provide enough value to other people, nor do I have the desire to.

 

[FairShake]

What kind of interests do you think provide value to other people? Like computer or home repair? Or drinking alot and being funny?

The only interest you need for other people to like you is an interest in THEM.

 

[Plinco]

the only things I am good at are landscaping, and customer service. I know that the economy is going to completely crash, and I know about this site; you would think I should be getting ready to be way ahead of other people, but it is like I do not have the desire to make a practical application of my foreknowledge.

People are attracted to value, but in a seriously bad economic crisis, landscaping and probably customer service is not going to cut it. I would like to think I could be a crisis manager or leader of some kind, but again, I do not know how to make a practical use of the situation.

 

[Iceberg]

Not quite sure what you're talking about, but "providing value" to people goes FAR beyond what you do for a living.

 

[FairShake]

the only things I am good at are landscaping, and customer service. I know that the economy is going to completely crash, and I know about this site; you would think I should be getting ready to be way ahead of other people, but it is like I do not have the desire to make a practical application of my foreknowledge.

People are attracted to value, but in a seriously bad economic crisis, landscaping and probably customer service is not going to cut it. I would like to think I could be a crisis manager or leader of some kind, but again, I do not know how to make a practical use of the situation.

If you're talking about careers, health care is always a sure bet. But customer service is too. I don't know how bad the crash will be, but I don't think it will be apocolyptic so people will still buy and sell as always.

If you're talking social value, well, your interests are pretty literal and specific to you. People don't need alot in common but they need a couple things. And your interests aren't wide enough that alot of people will share them.

But there are other things that provide value besides interests. Being a good friend, listening, humor, a sense of fun. Connections between other people. Access to fun things. You can still have your own private interests but still be a socially valued person if you work it right.