Discussion Have you ever tried to fail at something?

[Forever Sleep]

During primary school, I tried to sing extra out of tune in the hopes of not being subscripted (effectively) into the quoir. I can't sing anyway. I couldn't believe it when my tutor said I'd passed. I'm still not sure whether she was trying to spite me or simply make up the numbers. Other people obviously felt the same because it went very quiet on the high notes!

How about you? Is there anything you deliberately tried to do badly at in the hopes you wouldn't have to do it? Of course, there were plenty of other things I tried to do well in but failed!

 

[Pluto]

 

[vanillamilkshakes]

I gave up when I did my GCSES, I had 0 motivation, and I thought it wouldn't matter as I'd be dead soon. (obviously didn't happen as i'm now 18 and still breathing)

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

I think I've done this so much that it's hard to pin down a specific moment. Maybe when I remember I'll come back to this thread but right now all I can think about is how this is pretty much always how I tend to operate because I hate myself so much I would rather sabotage my own goals just out of sheer spite and because he's done the same to me in the past.

 

[ijustwishtodie]

No, not really. I barely try in the first place but, when I do try, it's done out of obligation to get something done rather than wanting to fail something intentionally. I don't know why I'd want to intentionally fail something