Why We Brag
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Why We Brag
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#2I like to use this to my advantage... by making bloggers feel special and talk about themselves. Then asking them for an interview/link later on. Helps with the Google juice.
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#5Interestingly enough, there was an AskReddit thread yesterday that consisted of people bragging. Many people in the thread described it as extremely therapeutic.
The link is here : http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/taiqo/can_we_all_...
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#6This research doesn't answers why we brag. It just tells us what we already know.. that it feels good to talk about ourselves, but why?
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#8This research doesn't answers why we brag. It just tells us what we already know.. that it feels good to talk about ourselves, but why?
I agree, this article is far too shallow given the headline. I'd love to see the actual results or at least a more in depth analysis of the research and the results. The obvious aside, it would be very interesting to know what type of evolutionary or social function "bragging" may serve... But alas, this article is clearly lacking...
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#9This research doesn't answers why we brag. It just tells us what we already know.. that it feels good to talk about ourselves, but why?
Perhaps it's for the same reason as why we like to help others in an area we're knowledgeable about. We are experts of ourselves, we love to talk authoritatively on subjects we know lots about. It'd be interesting to see if we get the same "pleasure sensation" from teaching/helping.
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#10This research doesn't answers why we brag. It just tells us what we already know.. that it feels good to talk about ourselves, but why?
Perhaps it's for the same reason as why we like to help others in an area we're knowledgeable about. We are experts of ourselves, we love to talk authoritatively on subjects we know lots about. It'd be interesting to see if we get the same "pleasure sensation" from teaching/helping.
That’s probably the case. Teachers certainly seem to find it pleasurable to teach, and I’ve found it immensely rewarding to tutor CS and SE students while in college. It’s useful practice as a writer to have someone constantly challenging you to explain yourself succinctly and clearly.
On the other hand, it’s also great to talk with someone who’s knowledgeable about your interests. That seems to have less to do with pleasing oneself by speaking as an authority, and more to do with sharing and collaboration. My major is not in computing, so it was a breath of fresh air to discover CS professors and graduate students with whom I could speak freely.