Write about how you think other people see you from a physical perspective. Tell us what they like, your best bits, and what you think they don't like, and explain your answers. This is not about what you see, but about what you think others see and think.
I am known to be a mysterious guy sometimes by people around me. To be honest, people find it hard to understand me because of all my unconventional thoughts. Anyway, I have roughly classified people's perspectives into three categories based on the feedback that I have received over the years.
I don't fully agree with them - but as the prompt goes - it's about what others see and think, and not what I see and think. So without ado, let's go!
1) Poker Face
When I started working many years back, many colleagues of mine (even my boss) commented that I had a poker face. They could not tell whether I understood what they were saying, or whether I was happy or upset by certain decisions made in discussions, because my facial expression remained more or less the same.
Unless one is playing poker, I am not quite sure if having a poker face is a good or bad thing. I actually don't quite agree that I have a poker face because I can be quite animated at times, at the appropriate moments of course.
Maybe it's because I am quite a stoic person in general and I don't attach much emotions to many things in life. Or even when I am happy within, I don't openly exhibit my joy to everyone around me (except when I am with close friends).
As long as I am being myself, I don't see anything wrong with that.
2) Unapproachable/Unfriendly
Ouch. I was told by some people that I do have a, what you would call, resting bitch/bitter face. When I don't make an effort to smile, strangers or people who don't know me well find me unapproachable and are afraid to disturb me when I am occupied with something. I have had superiors told me to smile more at work as well. Lol.
Well, it's a feedback that I have taken note and accepted. But I think there's a limited amount of "smiling" I could do and I can't really stop people from having their own judgment or please everyone in the world. What I feel more importantly is to be yourself instead of trying to be a fake person, if I could put it bluntly. People who have interacted with me very well know what kind of person I am.
3) Calm
When I was in the military during my younger days, I was told by a section mate that I was a very calm person. To put it simply, he probably thought of me as someone who doesn't panic, doesn't get angry easily, am able to cope with whatever challenges that came my way.
Thinking back now, I probably would shake my head BUT I could see why he thought of me this way. When I panic, it's not displayed visibly because my coping mechanism is to suppress it and tell myself everything is alright (which is sometimes not a good thing I have learnt but that's another topic). I also don't get angry or lash out at people because I am not a confrontational person, but it doesn't mean I am not pissed.
So that's all I have! Hopefully you get to know me a bit better!
Thanks for reading and have a pleasant weekend ahead!