Sure, a stereotypical “shy frustrated geek” would benefit from moving in the direction of “tough confident warrior”. But that’s not the only direction and maybe not even the best. How about this one: “speaks ten languages, talks fast, loves to haggle?” The world is so wide! A nice writing exercise is to come up with several such directions, possible alluring personalities that you could become if you wanted to.
Sure, a stereotypical “shy frustrated geek” would benefit from moving in the direction of “tough confident warrior”. But that’s not the only direction and maybe not even the best. How about this one: “speaks ten languages, talks fast, loves to haggle?” The world is so wide! A nice writing exercise is to come up with several such directions, possible alluring personalities that you could become if you wanted to.