I’m a Mess of a Human Being I’m going to start by talking about some of the ways I suck — it’s essential to my point here. I may have missed a bunch of them. I’m sure that if the people who know me read this, they will let me know. So, I’m a flake. I forget things, miss deadlines, don’t manage to start projects when I should, and don’t devote the time needed to projects—definitely not a good look. I’m scared of conflict to the point where if I think something will lead to conflict, I will lie about it or hide it, even if I don’t think I’m in the wrong (actually, especially if I don’t think I’m in the wrong).