General trends:
 

• I think a general trend I'm seeing in the mistakes listed below is not being aggressive enough, or in other words, allowing myself to be pacified into not acting.

Specific mistakes:
 

• Being slightly dismissive of Johnny's passwords w/ Edwina
  • Solution: Be more cautious in giving opinions on things you aren't an expert about. (This is a tough one to fix because it came up in relaxed conversation. The best bet may be to just keep reminding yourself about this and hopefully the next time you're in a situation like this you'll remember what happened here.)
• Implying something untrue in the wording of an email blast to professors
  • Solution: Don't imply things that are untrue.
• Someone recommended I should check out 'There Will Be Blood' and I assumed it was because the movie was about oil and that person was always talking about how the invasion of Iraq was all about oil.
  • Solution: Do extra research before using strong words with someone.
  • Solution: If you find yourself getting emotional, try to get away from that situation to calm down so you don't end up saying/doing something you regret.
• I should have asked L for an introduction to C.
  • Solution: ...don't be afraid to ask for an introduction? [Later: reach out to people! Talk to people if you think they can help you!]
• I should have been more aggressive / proactive in HS about taking care of things that were making me unhappy (acne, dating)
• I told someone that "TED" talks were named that because they were started by Ted Turner.
  • I still feel embarrassed about this.
  • Solution: Double-check everything you say. Ask yourself how you know that it's true.
  • Solution: Be reluctant to talk about things you're not very familiar with.
• 2016.11.24 - Dev offered me his book "The Quest", said he'd gotten it from a partner at S, and I was skeptical that it was any good, saying that no one would offer someone else an autographed copy of a book they had a very high opinion of. But later I looked it up on Amazon and it actually looked like it was a really good book.