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Re:So, I Wrote a Book: The Story Behind “100 Go Mistakes and... by begueradj on Friday April 11, 2025 @01:31AM (#43650775)
> (to be honest, I was also a significant source of inspiration!)

There is no honesty in praising yourself, no matter what you did and achieved.

Honesty is when you pay tribute to someone else by saying he is a source of inspiration.

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Re:So, I Wrote a Book: The Story Behind “100 Go Mistakes and... by esrch on Friday April 11, 2025 @03:58AM (#43651455)
In this case the use seems appropriate since he was the source of inspiration for mistakes, so he wasn't praising himself.
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Re:So, I Wrote a Book: The Story Behind “100 Go Mistakes and... by stpedgwdgfhgdd on Friday April 11, 2025 @03:49AM (#43651421)
To be honest, i doubt whether you get what he implied
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Re:So, I Wrote a Book: The Story Behind “100 Go Mistakes and... by teivah on Friday April 11, 2025 @06:55AM (#43652493)
I said I was a source of inspiration for the mistakes in my book. Said differently, I've done a lot of mistakes myself which ended up being a section in the book.
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