Covering letters

I hate covering letters. I hate covering letters because they use skills that I do not really have:

1. The ability to speak good of yourself
2. The ability to boast without lying or being bullshit (I just cant boast)
3. The initiative to write individual letters per job instead of a cut-and-paste job
4. The nimbleness to do small and customised tasks while being personable

I also dislike when I set myself up to apply for a job, knowing it is a covering letter-affair, and finding that the job deadline was prematurely cut early. Dang