This is your one opportunity to forget all humility and any pretense of down-playing. For this brief moment, you may become as narcissistic as you want to be in those late-night thoughts and remembrances. Be positive. What was some great thought you had, some awesome kind stuff that you did, some talents you have, some awards you've won, some tasks you've done 'all by yourself'? Brag! Brag and brag and brag! Fill the pages with your obvious glory! Burn us with your shine! Banish the pessimism and self-doubt from your mind as you pour out your greatness and drown the world in it! Go! Now! Be as arrogant, vain, and over-hyperbolic as you wish to be. Boast about your trials overcome, your tragic pasts, your amazing awesomeness! Set free the, 'I was the one that did that! I was so nice here doing this great thing! I was the only one that did the work! I am so utterly gorgeous!' that we wish filled our hearts today! Praise and exalt yourself like the universe will applaud you because sometimes you deserve to be applauded!
#1
Three degrees (2 Undergrad 1 with Honours and 1 Masters)
Represented state/country in 3 different sports
Bought my dream acreage property with zero help from family
Represented state/country in 3 different sports
Bought my dream acreage property with zero help from family
19points
#2
US Army veteran. Started off in military intelligence (I've heard every joke) as an Electronic Warfare Signal Intercept Operator. Later became a Nuclear Weapons Specialist. Neither remotely as glamorous or interesting as one might think.
In civilian life eventually became a licensed Nuclear Reactor Operator. (Control room operator) Saved and contributed aggressively to employer sponsored 401K and retired after twenty years with house paid off and enough to live comfortably for life.
I was one of few women to work these professions.
18points
#3
I'm year 8 and still don't have TikTok. Don't plan on downloading it either.
17points
#4
Finally I can brag about this! Some 20 years ago I was cycling to work and spotted a thief running off with a bag from a hapless tourist. I drove my bicycle on to the sidewalk to block him. And that's when I realised I was a small girl and he was a big guy. We looked eachother square in the eye, both uncertain how to proceed. Finally he just threw the bag at me, pushed my bike aside and took off. The tourist reclaimed her bag with a short "thank you". And when I arrived at work my collegues didn't believe my story, so I never spoke about it again untill now.
13points
#5
I passed the Ohio bar exam, first time, a year after I graduated, with a 9 mo old and a 2 yo. I was mighty proud of myself, especially since my wicked SIL, who had just graduated, and had no kids did not pass. She was evil to me until she died.
12points
#6
I have been clean off drugs for 16+ years, got clean first and only time ever going to prison. I have a pretty great life that I worked hard for. I don't celebrate any of these because most people outside of my family don't know.
11points
#7
I did my bachelor degree program (and got my degree) in 1 year, and I played music for our queen once. I wanted to say more but imposter syndrome just kicked in.
10points
#8
I'd love to brag about my modesty.
10points
#9
I killed a mass murderer and saved the forest multiple times. Oh, I also am extremely famous and everyone thinks I am the most legendary cat ever.
9points
#10
I'm going to college next year at fourteen years old and I got a 36 in English on ACT practice tests on Friday. If my life goes as planned, I'll graduate from vet school at the age of 22 (with the help of dual enrollment). And I finish my longest novel yet in three weeks, stopping at 200,000 words. I'm trying to give myself some pats on the back but I kinda just tell myself to do better or I'll never get anywhere. No one wanted to listen to me at home, so... hi, everyone :)
9points
#11
I'm a better cook than my older brother! This isn't much of an achivement considering he can cook ramen noodles and plain pasta, but at least I'm better at him than something.
9points
#12
Mine isn't too impressive but here goes. Many years ago; I love cheese sauces but hate the ones that are thickened with starches. After many failures I heard of this food additive called sodium citrate and read it was an emulsifier. At the time I couldn't find ANY info online about using it with cheese so I just started experimenting with it and different methods, and figured it out eventually. The most basic form of this is just the additive, cheese, and water. It makes a perfectly smooth sauce and the flavor is all cheese; almost any cheese(s) you want, as long as it isn't too low in moisture. I eventually found a proper food-science article about it and it was nearly identical to what I had figured out years ago.
8points
#13
I mean, I bragged a little when I was younger, but it was a while ago so nobody really knows what it was. But, back in 3rd grade, a bunch of schools in and around my district held a reading competition. I was in my school's team, and we won after 11 tiebreaker rounds. It was so much fun, and while I don't talk to anyone from my team anymore (a lot of time has passed) I enjoyed it and have a newspaper of it hung up in a frame in my room!
My dad took me out to get frozen yogurt after, and it will forever be a fantastic memory in the back of my head.
My dad took me out to get frozen yogurt after, and it will forever be a fantastic memory in the back of my head.
8points
#14
Back around 2006 or so, I got put in charge of a huge technical project involving updating computers and technology for a large law enforcement agency. I had zero experience in any kind of project management at the time. Long story short, I brought the project in sooner than required and over $1,000,000 UNDER budget. The transition was a massive success. My boss at the time had no qualms at all about giving me such a huge thing to deal with. He had complete confidence in me and the support he showed me has stayed with me throughout my career and through many other projects. He was awesome.
7points
#15
I have amassed an obscene amount of playing card decks and plan to get more as the opportunity presents itself. Also, I was right! I do have autism!
6points
#16
My father robbed me of any joy I could've had from saying this, so 10 years after the fact, I'm celebrating and bragging here:
I got a 97 on the ASVAB! (The ASVAB is the aptitude test you take when applying to enter the military to see what jobs you qualify for; the highest possible score is 99)
6points
#17
i almost got ran over once but got to the side walk before it happened. idk if it counts as a brag but i've always wanted to tell people, but couldn't
5points
#18
Not to bragπ, but I was actually 13 when I started 9th grade...(Because I have a fall birthday and was home schooled early on, so I was really young whenever I started a new grade.) So go me!!
5points
#19
Iβve won a skate competition against high schoolers (im in middle school)
5points
#20
Was a Boatswain's Mate in the US Navy, on board the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). Part of my watch-standing duties included being the helmsman of the ship (essentially, I had a driver's license for the world's largest warship at the time). Being a helmsman is nothing like driving any other kind of vehicle. The Captain or the 'gator (Navigator) tells you to steer a certain number of degrees port or starboard and come to a particular heading (0 degrees = north, 90 = east, 180 = south, 270 = west). Once you're there and you've reported it, you need to keep the ship within 1 degree on course, though there is some leeway in stormy weather.
Well, after doing this for a time, I realized that I was noticing a particular sensation in my knees whenever the ship was listing to one side or the other. A little bit after I noticed that sensation, the ship's instrumentation panels would show that we were listing, and I would have to correct the movement of the ship to try to keep her on course.
Soon after realizing this, I started figuring out how to use the sensations in my knees to adjust to the ship's listing in real-time, much faster and more accurately than the instrument panels allowed me to do. It wasn't long before I got a BZ (Bravo Zulu - Navy slang for "Well done") from the Captain himself for my excellent helmsmanship. That actually happened several times.
I am in contact with many of my fellow boatswain's mates on Facebook, as well as others who served on my ship. I've asked about it repeatedly, but I have yet to find anyone else who ever was able to do that. I don't know if it's just because they never realized it was possible, or if my body was just particularly sensitive, but apparently I was a better helmsman than any of my other shipmates.
5points