not sure why it’s fun
The Little Red Haired Girl and I just came home from trivia. We enjoyed the evening, hanging out with friends, getting our chat on, having a couple of drinks. The Kindergarten Teacher brought up the point that, when she leaves trivia night her self-esteem always plummets, and it takes a while for her to feel smart again. We feel the same way, and always try to relive any fleeting moments when we might have known an answer or even contributed in any way on the drive home. Yet still we like to go. Not only because we get to be with our buddies, which of course would influence our decision either way. But there’s still something about the trivia aspect of the activity that is a draw. Why? It’s kind of like bowling for me, where I never really do very well, but I love it anyway. I bowl a nice frame here or there, but not consistently enough to say I’m good at it. Same with playing pool, darts, archery,… Ok, archery randomly came up in conversation the other day.
I guess it’s just that chance that we can do well, it’s within our reach, and it feels so good those few times it happens. I like it when things come easy, but that challenge is good once in a while too. Does that make me an optimist of some sort? Or competitive?
