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What's a piece of advice you think everyone can benefit from? (youtu.be)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by bpt11@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Any advice you’ve ever heard or given. I linked a great video that I think would be my answer, combined with the “stop caring what other people think about you” and “comparison is the thief of joy” comments below. Just do stuff that you wanna do, don’t compare and don’t care what others say. It’s awesome advice.

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[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Try to care a little less (say 1%) each day about what others think of you. I don't mean be uncivil or degenerate per se but rather try to say yes to yourself more and less to others until you feel there's a better balance. People care way to much about what others think about them at massive cost to themselves and its not healthy or actually even desireable.

The person who is most authentic and self-nourished will always win, sort of an extension to the notion that the person who cares the least has the most power. Relationships come and go but you gotta learn to live with and as you and to chase only what you know in your heart to be correct for you

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

"you will stop caring what others think about you when you realise how little they do"

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Its also an easy way to cut the fat in terms of relationships that are past their shelf life

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

People in general pay you very little mind, even people who care about you. it's called the spotlight effect.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I only mean that most of the time, the way people make themselves subservient to preserve relationships that aren't organic or sustainable is moot anyway cuz they'll can your ass the minute there's any problem or inconvenience or reciprocity expected. Better to be proactive and get ahead of it by making better choices for yourself and turning down worse options now when you have discretion and someone isn't forcing your move