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It must be my logical consideration of a decision many see as purely intuitive or emotional that throws other people for a loop.

It has always bothered me that many people, doctors included, tend to view anything that deviates from the typical as being abnormal or broken.

When I act politely, I build a reserve of goodwill in others. That reserve allows those people to cut me some slack when I do something annoying.

Girls are the trickiest and most unpredictable creatures a fellow like me will ever talk to.

Building up a weakness just makes you less disabled. Building a strength can take you to the top of the world.

Find Your Strengths and Interests

It does not matter what sixty-six percent of people do in any particular situation. All that matters is what you do.

By the time I was twelve, I had progressed from "If he doesn't get better, he may have to be institutionalized" to "He's a weird, screwed-up kid.

Unlike some older brothers, I never set him on fire, or cut off an arm or leg, or drowned him in the tub.

And my experience in the music scene had shown me that there were places for places in the world where misfits were welcome.

I was nice on the inside, but new acquaintances sometimes never stayed around long enough to notice,

A crying grown-up with no visible damage, who knew what that meant?

I am sure antidepressants, drugs, and liquor have their place. But so far, that place is in others, not me.

I named him Poodle, beginning a long tradition of functional pet naming.

That was the definition of management - getting others to do your work for you. And we were the others.

Simply making myself aware of others has remarkably improved my social life. People accept me much faster now that I ignore them less.

So is there a cure?' I asked.
'It's not a disease,' he explained. 'It doesn't need curing. It's just how you are

Learning how to get along with other people is vital for our own success and happiness.

This is a f***ing mess," I said tactfully.