Post by Richard Hatch on Aug 1, 2020 16:29:51 GMT -5
1. During F8, had I never shown Sean that Kelly was thinking of taking you out that round, you’re likely not sitting here, I never push the formation of Witch Hunters, our Rattana Kings vision never comes to full fruition— Sean never goes to Ramona, Ramona never goes to Kelly, Kelly never freaks and solidifies the vote against Ramona for good. To what extent did others protecting you reflect the strength of your social game? Or do you attribute these instances to luck? You are socially skilled, yet Sean is known for his social prowess— Express why you should be known for yours.
Greg there is not a doubt in my mind that i would not have made it here without the help of my alliances. Even if they were only for a week or two or even half the game, the connections I made are for sure what got me here. Without the commitment of you i would have likely gone early in the merge. The alliance i had with sonja in the final few weeks of the game insured that i would not have to go into a pagong vs tagi 2v2 final 4. I would also like to point out the many alliances proposed to me that i didn't go with, which i believe was the right decision. Pre merge i was in an alliance with kelly sue and rudy, but when they decided to cut rudy for seemingly no reason, i had a gut feeling that i could not stick to a long term alliance with them. I also knew that cutting ties with them at that point would ruin my entire game, so i waited until the time was right. I think sometimes less is more when it comes to being social in this game.
2. Having worked intimately with you both, I observed key differences in how you operate. I feel where Sean expressed a degree of grounded certainty in his relationships, you spent more time & energy ensuring peoples’ votes were on lock and unchanging. To be fair, we all do this to an extent, and it serves its purpose— but you did it visibly often, and there were times it felt unnecessary. Tell me why this approach makes you unique and why it is invaluable to your game.
As said before, while sean focuses on having a wide social game, i instead focused on heavily maintaining a strong connection with a couple of people. I believed it could get too messy if i tried making strong alliances with everyone, so I instead focused on those i believed i could trust fully. At separate points in the game both you and sean told people you didnt have the heart to vote me out. I think that right there is some proof of how my technique worked.
3. Survivor ORGs, while primarily for fun, do not exist in vacuums— We all learn something new about ourselves through these experiences, whether or not we do the work to lean in and uncover it. Reflect on a time during the last 39 days you learned something new about yourself. Be detailed and descriptive, I’m curious: What happened, what did you learn, and how will you harness this lesson to make your community a better place?
hey greg, i know you want us to be discriptive but this one is honestly very rough for me to answer. Early in the merge i told you about my generalized anxiety disorder and i had no idea the toll it would take on me during the game, especially the last week and a half. Ever since the kelly vote ive been finding myself wracked with nerves whenever i open the hangouts app. I havent had this level of paranoia in quite some time and my mental health has definitely been suffering one thing that helped was the fact that i knew i could talk to you or sean about it if i needed to. being able to open up to people is important. i cant say how much ill be able to help my community when i gotta figure out myself first LOL but i hope i can always be a good backbone to my friends who need it, like you guys were for me
Greg there is not a doubt in my mind that i would not have made it here without the help of my alliances. Even if they were only for a week or two or even half the game, the connections I made are for sure what got me here. Without the commitment of you i would have likely gone early in the merge. The alliance i had with sonja in the final few weeks of the game insured that i would not have to go into a pagong vs tagi 2v2 final 4. I would also like to point out the many alliances proposed to me that i didn't go with, which i believe was the right decision. Pre merge i was in an alliance with kelly sue and rudy, but when they decided to cut rudy for seemingly no reason, i had a gut feeling that i could not stick to a long term alliance with them. I also knew that cutting ties with them at that point would ruin my entire game, so i waited until the time was right. I think sometimes less is more when it comes to being social in this game.
2. Having worked intimately with you both, I observed key differences in how you operate. I feel where Sean expressed a degree of grounded certainty in his relationships, you spent more time & energy ensuring peoples’ votes were on lock and unchanging. To be fair, we all do this to an extent, and it serves its purpose— but you did it visibly often, and there were times it felt unnecessary. Tell me why this approach makes you unique and why it is invaluable to your game.
As said before, while sean focuses on having a wide social game, i instead focused on heavily maintaining a strong connection with a couple of people. I believed it could get too messy if i tried making strong alliances with everyone, so I instead focused on those i believed i could trust fully. At separate points in the game both you and sean told people you didnt have the heart to vote me out. I think that right there is some proof of how my technique worked.
3. Survivor ORGs, while primarily for fun, do not exist in vacuums— We all learn something new about ourselves through these experiences, whether or not we do the work to lean in and uncover it. Reflect on a time during the last 39 days you learned something new about yourself. Be detailed and descriptive, I’m curious: What happened, what did you learn, and how will you harness this lesson to make your community a better place?
hey greg, i know you want us to be discriptive but this one is honestly very rough for me to answer. Early in the merge i told you about my generalized anxiety disorder and i had no idea the toll it would take on me during the game, especially the last week and a half. Ever since the kelly vote ive been finding myself wracked with nerves whenever i open the hangouts app. I havent had this level of paranoia in quite some time and my mental health has definitely been suffering one thing that helped was the fact that i knew i could talk to you or sean about it if i needed to. being able to open up to people is important. i cant say how much ill be able to help my community when i gotta figure out myself first LOL but i hope i can always be a good backbone to my friends who need it, like you guys were for me