Re: Being quick on your feet
Peace Sara516
The reality is both are true … Some people are born with a wittier disposition, but they may or may not nurture that trait, others don’t come by wit naturally, but can put some work towards getting there.
The thinkers ways to the problem is to analyse the situations that lead to wit … You will find they tend to be reflexes. Really wit at work translates to being conscious of risk and watching your back … Have a stock answer for all categories and modify them in specific cases. Wit often results from a defensive position that is turned in to an attack … Looking at this from marshal angle … It is about diverting the energy of the opponent back on to himself … You are merely the carrier of that energy for a time … So you don’t absorb the attack, but use it … Translating this back it suggests that wit requires negative remarks to be used as the basis for throwing back at the attacker … So someone says … “good afternoon” when you come late in the morning … You already have a stock response that can make the other party uneasy … such as … “watch it! Or I’ll spill the beans about why you spend so long in the toilets” … Make a joke that is funnier along the same topic … I.e. In this case … time usage and you have your witty formula …