Here are five characteristics that I think make me unique:

1. I think I'm better than most people at controlling my emotions. I like to think about things pretty logically and actually weigh the pros and cons of many situations. However, I think I have a good balance where I'm not overly methodical or anything like that.

2. I'm a good listener. It's important to show people that you actually value what they'e saying, and I've also always felt that a lot more can be learned from listening rather than speaking, especially when we are young.

3. I enjoy learning new things. This allows me to practice a mindset of continual improvement in areas that I'm interested in without feeling pressured to do so.

4. I have a good balance of confidence and humility. I'm confident enough to believe I can achieve my goals, but I'm more internally confident rather than arrogant. I'm also humble enough to know that I have room to grow but not so humble that I fall into self-doubt.

5. I have wide-ranging interests in all types of subjects. I feel like I can find the beauty in almost anything whether it's photography, languages, different cultures, math, science, etc. I just find everything interesting, and I think that causes me to be very open-minded, or maybe being very open-minded it's what's causing me to be interested in these things, I don't know.

I interviewed my roommates to ask them what they think makes up my human capital. They're pretty short interviews that get to the point. All 5 interviews can be found here:

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Interview 1:
      -  This interview was with my girlfriend, so it might be somewhat biased, but some of the characteristics that were mentioned were my ability to focus on tasks, desire to learn and my ability to be easy-going and get along with everybody.

Interview 2:
      -  In this interview my roommate mentions that I'm good at analyzing situations before making crucial decisions, and I'm good at gaining information by listening. It's funny that he said this because he's the exact opposite.

Interview 3:
      -  Interview 3 was with my roommate Devin. His main point was my work ethic and ability to stay focused.

Interview 4:
       -  My roommate Aaron emphasized my discipline and ability to look at things with a long-term perspective. He's known me the longest out of the people I interviewed, so I guess it makes sense that he'd mention this.

Interview 5:
       -  The last person I interviewed mentioned my ability to control my emotions and stay level-headed in tough situations. I kind of expected someone to say this.


Overall, it seems that my self-perception was very similar to how others perceive me. The characteristics that were mentioned in the interviews and were also included in my original list were: emotional stability, listening skills and my desire to learn. I pretty much expected nobody to mention my confidence because as I mentioned before, I'm more internally confident rather than arrogant or boastful. I've known all of these people for 2-5 years, so I think they know me pretty well. I hope you enjoyed.