reply to "how are you" someway other than, "tired", "ok" or "good"

Whenever someone asks me how I am, I say, “awesome.” Sort of a trademark of mine. It’s great because it could be sarcastic, but sometimes I really am awesome… I admire your goal to say exactly how you feel… I work as a cashier and whenever someone asks me how I am, I want to just say something like, “well, I’m tired, my feet hurt, and I’d rather not be doing this right now… how are you?” But of course I just say “awesome.”

It’s part of the social code- Ask but don’t expect an answer. Answer, but do not respond.

Break it.

Rebelling against the little things can be just as revolutionary as anything else. Sometimes people dont even notice what you’ve said because they already primed themselves not to listen.

A word of caution though- Its best to do this sparingly, dependingly heavily on the relationship and situation. There are times you do not want to jarr or offput people.

So, I’d say try it. Why not? Someitmes it makes the difference between commiting a social nicety and making an actual connection with another human being. And don’t we all need those.

btw Tolvi, love your interesting goals. Kinda all like one goal toward uniquely moving through your life.