33 HARSH TRUTHS YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERNALIZE
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No one will hand out anything to you for no reason.
Never take anything without knowing what it will cost you.
Never take anything without knowing what it will cost you.
Ignore power dynamics at your own risk.
If you deny their existence, you'll often find yourself on the submissive end.
If you deny their existence, you'll often find yourself on the submissive end.
Not being in the mood isn't a valid reason.
You should control your mood, not the other way around.
You should control your mood, not the other way around.
No money in the world will ever get you your dignity back.
Make sure you never drop it.
Make sure you never drop it.
Unhappiness is contagious.
Surround yourself with fulfilled and ambitious people.
Surround yourself with fulfilled and ambitious people.
People don't talk about you as much as you think they do.
Most manipulation is simply unconscious.
People seek their self-interest and some will do whatever it takes to get it.
People seek their self-interest and some will do whatever it takes to get it.
No discipline = No confidence.
No confidence = No social skills.
No confidence = No social skills.
Honesty can be used as a manipulation tool.
A manipulator needs to earn your trust before they can fool you.
A manipulator needs to earn your trust before they can fool you.
Your mistakes define your level of wisdom.
Be unapologetic but own up for your mistakes.
A man who can't say sorry is an insecure one.
A man who can't say sorry is an insecure one.
The more socially skilled you get, the more boundaries and rules you can break.
Don't cheat, deserve your shit.
You might get the results you want by cheating, but deep down you'll know you're not what you pretend to be.
You might get the results you want by cheating, but deep down you'll know you're not what you pretend to be.
Everyone lies.
But if you assume everyone lies ALL THE TIME you'll become paranoid.
But if you assume everyone lies ALL THE TIME you'll become paranoid.
Having extroverted tendencies doesn't mean you're socially skilled.
If you lack self-awareness, nothing will work for you.
If you don't know yourself enough, you can't get better at anything.
If you don't know yourself enough, you can't get better at anything.
If you can't impose respect, you will have to impose fear.
Never allow disrespect.
If you allow it once, you invite it to happen again.
If you allow it once, you invite it to happen again.
Being self-confident will save you from a lot of manipulation attempts.
Validate people.
Smile at them.
Say they're great.
Tell them they look good.
Imply that you missed seeing them.
Greet them with warmth and insistance.
People crave validation.
Leverage it.
That's a massive increase in your social skills.
Do it.
Smile at them.
Say they're great.
Tell them they look good.
Imply that you missed seeing them.
Greet them with warmth and insistance.
People crave validation.
Leverage it.
That's a massive increase in your social skills.
Do it.
Anti-manipulation is about learning manipulation techniques and deciding not to use them.
Self-confidence is a byproduct of competence.
If you're good at nothing, it's normal that you don't trust yourself.
Work on your skillset and you'll get the confidence you want.
If you're good at nothing, it's normal that you don't trust yourself.
Work on your skillset and you'll get the confidence you want.
Your government doesn't care about you.
Everyone has something to teach you.
Not through their words but through their actions.
Not through their words but through their actions.
Not all battles are worth fighting.
Many are simply a waste of time with no real impact on your life.
Learn to walk away when there is nothing to gain.
Many are simply a waste of time with no real impact on your life.
Learn to walk away when there is nothing to gain.
Learning body language will make you a better communicator.
You can have introverted tendencies and still be socially skilled.
If their feedback hurts your feelings:
Listen to it.
Listen to it.
Emotional control isn't about controlling the emotion.
It's about controlling the behavior that comes after.
It's about controlling the behavior that comes after.
Manipulation is everywhere.
If you deny this fact, you will get manipulated more easily
If you deny this fact, you will get manipulated more easily
Stop chasing happiness.
Seek purpose.
Seek purpose.
If you wouldn't do it for yourself, don't do it for someone else.
Letting people talk is not always a good idea.
Many have nothing interesting to say and will simply waste your time.
Many have nothing interesting to say and will simply waste your time.
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