Aristotle said an earnest tragedy is driven by a hero's own hamartia, or misdeed. We generally think of this now (perhaps in error) as an innate character flaw.

Question: If some bard were writing an epic tale about you that would be read 2000 years from now, what would your hamartia (or hamartiai) be?

Mine: Procastination, distraction, lack of stamina... and maybe starting bad threads on prince/org.

you sound like Hamlet


and I probably do as well, to an extent.

But My tragic flaw is the fact that I can never ever be happy with what I have, or the moment I'm in. I'm always looking for the next big thing.

Procrastination - I always wait until the last minute to do everything, especially when it has to do with school.


I can be naive, but I'm definitely learning to rid myself of my naiveness. I have been fooled many times, but I won't be fooled by some anymore
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Singing Al B Sure songs when I get nervous. I can't help it...his smooth R&B on the New Jack tip songs soothe me in times of stress.

Procrastination/laziness.

Sinister said:

Sinister said:

"I can tell you how I feel about you....."

Oh my tragic flaws..I guess right now it is saying yes and doing for others all of the time oh and right up there with that one is trying to put myself in other ppls shoes and putting them before myself.

I could go on.....

Jealousy, Procrastination, and a fear of commitment.

I'm 2 fucking insecure

I am always running late.

I have too many to list.....

I was hoping for a cute little quiz that would tell me what mine is.


That said, I have too many flaws to try to choose just one. Procrastination, laziness, insecurity, lack of confidence, lack of ambition...

All in all I'm still happy, though.

amorbella said:

Me too. They are awful but I am trying to slay those things

shy bladder

Self-discipline or rather lack thereof. A 50% increase of it would have worked wonders in my life I believe. I could say procrastination, but there have been many times when it has worked very much to my favor

Anxiety said:

That's actually a legitimate problem. It makes you come off as potentially cruisy. If some guy stood at the urinal next to me, but I didn't actually hear anything, I'd think he was up to no good.

Lammastide said:

really? that helps.

Anxiety said:

I'm so sorry.

Lammastide said:

i'm really just kidding. while i do have an aversion to urinals, i've never had a problem with letting 'er rip and hosing down the house. and when i've had a few to drink, i don't give a damn about urinals either. i think i just like the phrase "shy bladder". it sounds like something a grade school teacher circa 1957 would say.

I wear my heart on my sleeve.
I'm VERY gullible
and a FOOL for love.
So foolish.
I almost went to a crackhouse with my ex to get my best friend's purse while he smoked I would've went in that crackhouse with LURVE just for him.

2ndRevolution said:

This is one of my biggest strengths.....

2ndRevolution said:

"Love" and "crackhouse" don't belong in the same sentence. He must've really worked that thang on you!

I'll take Sweeny and jess555ja's tragic flaws and raise them "caring too much about what others think".

live4lust said:

Anxiety said:

I can usually go as long as someone else is already going, but one time I was really drunk and had to go super bad, but there was a bathroom attendant right next to me. Just. Couldn't. Do. It.

Anxiety said:

I can usually go as long as someone else is already going, but one time I was really drunk and had to go super bad, but there was a bathroom attendant right next to me. Just. Couldn't. Do. It.

live4lust said:

I have zero problem in this department. Conveniently my bladder could hold a small child Maybe it's a womb I can hold it for quite a while

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

That's gotta be attractive to someone. Just not me.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I'm good here, too, unless I drink tea or alcohol. I cannot hold that stuff.
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Lammastide said:

Que? What is that?