[QUOTE=JustExtreme;40886613]Don't go to political debates between "representatives" - it will just depress you[/QUOTE]
I don't really argue with friends at all. I know that I'm stubborn as hell and they wouldn't ever be able to change my mind on anything no matter what, so it'd be kinda dumb to think it'll work the other way. Plus, no matter how proper and civil you two agree to be, arguments are always a rough spot between friends and they just make you look like a douche, "hur hur u can not form proper argooment"
Don't try put a animal down by yourself if you have to, with no idea what your doing.
Confidence is worth more than you think it is. Confidence alone can make you an entirely different person. Be confident when you're with others and you're far more likely to be liked and trusted. Everyone likes people who seem to know what they're doing.
Or fake it.
You can literally reprogram your brain into thinking you are confident.
In 3 months at the age of 16 I went from never kissing a girl and being afraid to even talk to one, to having to decide between girls to date. By just going to a new school and pretending I was confident and had it all figured out.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/89/NewGuyPoster.jpg/215px-NewGuyPoster.jpg[/img]
Actually worked for me.
[QUOTE=Gmod4ever;40883148]When giving someone who is more than a random acquaintance (someone more than a person you've never seen before on a bus) positive feedback (like saying things like "awesome" or "nice job" in response to them getting a good grade, a promotion, or something), give them a high-five.
If such a person gives you negative news (they got a poor grade, they didn't get their promotion, they had a bad weekend, or something) try to find something positive in the situation, and give them a high-five for that.
High-fiving someone when they are in a positive mood will most likely reinforce their good feelings. High-fiving someone when they are in a negative mood will most likely lighten their mood. In either situation, the high-five will probably make you feel better.
If you're shy about other people (not necessarily girls, though this applies if you're just shy about girls), then try to work this into your personality. High fives are so common in our society that no one really finds them weird; if you're shy, though, you may find it awkward. Do it anyways. Use the fact that the other person had no hesitations or reservations about giving you a high-five to convince yourself that you're not so awkward as you thought you were, that people aren't as judging as you thought they may be, and that people don't find you as creepy as you thought they did. Continue to do this until you have convinced yourself beyond any doubt. Continue to do this beyond the point that you are entirely convinced.
If there is someone you like, but you feel shy or nervous about them, incorporate the high-five techniques. As previously described, it can help with your confidence, but the physical contact also helps make the other person be more comfortable about you, especially if the other person is shy as well. If you are both shy, then you will find that consistently doing this will help both of you.
These are all personal tips, so take that with a grain of salt. I used to be a very shy and insecure person, with a lot of self-esteem problems. One year, one of my new friends was very into fist-bumps and high-fives. I found that them giving me high-fives helped me feel a lot better about myself. I reasoned out that perhaps it works the other way as well, that me giving other people high-fives would help me feel better about myself. The realization that high-fives are so common in our culture, and thus most people don't think anything of them, helped me build up my confidence in myself, and helped me get over feeling awkward.
I was especially awkward about physical contact with people, especially girls, like accidentally touching hands or leaning on shoulders and such. I was so bad I wouldn't even lean on the back of other peoples' chairs, for fear of touching them. I then employed this high-fiving, and within the year I found myself comfortable with patting women friends on the arms or shoulders positively (things like "you'll do fine on the exam"), without either of us feeling awkward about it. Fast forward a few years, and almost all traces of my shyness have disappeared. To this day, I still try to give high-fives as often as is appropriate.[/QUOTE]
[video=youtube;EM2Xm2hMVR8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM2Xm2hMVR8[/video]
[QUOTE=cdlink14;40881938]Which is what I said in the second part. You don't put money into a woman and expect her to payout with sex and a relationship.
However if a girl promised a relationship in return for you buying her something and she kept dumping you or asking for more stuff before she officially starts dating you then that would be what I'd call a friend zone. But you'd have to be a complete idiot to let such a thing happen.[/QUOTE]
That doesn't sound friendly at all, more like the mughead zone than friend zone if you buy stuff for a girl just for her to date you
Choose a career that correlates with your actual interests, and if you don't enjoy anything other than unproductive things like watching TV or playing Video Games (Unless you feel you can pursue something in those areas), then you're really not getting out much and seeing what else life has to offer, and it's never too late to go out and do that. There's so many things out there that you are guaranteed to find something.
Some people think that the key to 'success' is some kind of work-hard attitude towards things you couldn't give less of a shit about, because that's the mentality that school tents to drill into peoples perceptions, and they are completely missing the point. Mostly, the people who become successful, get that way because they actually really enjoy/care about what they do.
This is a pretty good example of what I'm talking about.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx1SeQeRouo[/media]
Never be ashamed of who you are.
[QUOTE=Xenak;40890774]Never be ashamed of who you are.[/QUOTE]
Unless the person you are are someone to be ashamed of.
[sp]Just kidding, follow your dreams[/sp]
There is always one person in a group of friends who is "special". If you don't know who that could be, chances are that it's you.
[QUOTE=James xX;40891043]There is always one person in a group of friends who is "special". If you don't know who that could be, chances are that it's you.[/QUOTE]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvYN0oUzVzo[/media]
If you die outside your game, you don't regenerate.
Game over.
If you jump off a cliff onto sharp rocks, you'll live.
The best person you could possibly be or imitate
is yourself.
When shopping, price everything in comparison of how much you make hourly.
A gallon of gas costs half an hour of my job's work.
A bag of bagel bites cost one and a half hours of my job's work.
Do this and you'll budget yourself with a better perspective.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;40894934]When shopping, price everything in comparison of how much you make hourly.
A gallon of gas costs half an hour of my job's work.
A bag of bagel bites cost one and a half hours of my job's work.
Do this and you'll budget yourself with a better perspective.[/QUOTE]
Also make sure you round up. If something's $4.99, it's $5, not $4. I've heard that a [i]lot[/i] of people round down, or just take the first number.
[QUOTE=biodude94566;40895001]Also make sure you round up. If something's $4.99, it's $5, not $4. I've heard that a [i]lot[/i] of people round down, or just take the first number.[/QUOTE]
Those people are retarded.
My tip, smile and be friendly to people who are being assholes. They just get more pissed off and you feel above them.
Never die
You should always listen to what people have to say. Your opinion is not more important than the guy next to you, and vice versa.
Don't lie to yourself. If you keep telling yourself the same thing, eventually you'll believe it. While that might help at first, you're still just lying to yourself and making decisions based on a lie.
Work as hard as you can, you'll feel better about yourself. When I was in my senior year of high school and nearly everyone in my grade saw it as a year to kick back, I saw it as a year to continue harder. I took three AP classes that year, which was the only three classes my school offered, and only one other person took that many classes, and that was the best year of my life so far. I felt so accomplished that I had completed it, I felt like I could tackle anything.
Sometimes you just need to sit down in the dark and focus on your thoughts. No music, no television, no distractions. I find turning on a loud but consistent sounding fan helpful. It blocks out a lot of outside noise and replaces it with white noise.
Contrary to what people tell you, there does come a point where you should figure out what you want to do with your life. While there isn't an exact point that this should happen, the moment you leave high school, and even sometimes before, you're constantly working towards your future. The path you walk will split and have many other paths leading off of it. You have to take one of those eventually, better make it sooner than later.
Be happy with yourself. If all else fails, you're all you have. Nearly everyone will let you down eventually. Learn to solve your problems yourself, or at the very least, learn to handle them in some way.
[QUOTE=Zareox7;40895497]
Be happy with yourself. If all else fails, you're all you have. Nearly everyone will let you down eventually. Learn to solve your problems yourself, or at the very least, learn to handle them in some way.[/QUOTE]
Oh my god, 100% this. In high school, there were some times when I was pretty depressed. Didn't hang out with people for a while, shut myself in. What you've got to do is look at yourself in a mirror. Look at your face and your body, the characteristics that make up [I]you[/I]. Think about your personality, the different things you've done in your life, the people you've met, the people you know. Your story is something that cannot be replicated by anyone. It is your own masterpiece. When you look in the mirror and see yourself staring back, give yourself a wink and a smile, because you know that [I]damn[/I], you are a fine piece of work, my friend.
Useful tip. When you have an exam, such as myself, the received advice is to not spend your time on facepunch posting useless tips.
[QUOTE=Cane Corso;40880682]Learn to drink coffee like a man. If you put a ton of milk/sugar in it and you feel like it doesn't wake you up, try drinking it black. No badass ever drank his coffee with milk/sugar in it.[/QUOTE]
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Don't eat leather.
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If you see glass, clearer than Hitlers mustache you're probably dreaming.
[QUOTE=Lonke;40896808]Don't eat leather.
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If you see glass, clearer than Hitlers mustache you're probably dreaming.[/QUOTE]
But Hitler's mustache is opaque...
WAIT A SECOND
[QUOTE=Yahnich;40897864]another tip, if your job is so shit that a bag of bagel bites is one hour and half of work, find another job
that's like what 2 bucks/h what the christ[/QUOTE]
I meant a box :v:
No idea why I said bag
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[QUOTE=cani;40895292]
My tip, smile and be friendly to people who are being assholes. They just get more pissed off and you feel above them.[/QUOTE]
I do this [I]all the time[/I] at my job. It's amazing that, sometimes the nicer you get the more pissed they become
[QUOTE=James xX;40891043]There is always one person in a group of friends who is "special". If you don't know who that could be, chances are that it's you.[/QUOTE]
One in every 5 people is Chinese. If you don't know a Chinese person, its probably you.
Don't wear Fedora
[QUOTE=Rangergxi;40904371]Don't wear Fedora's.[/QUOTE]
My what? WHAT IS IT
Smile and like yourself for once, ya cynical prick.
If you want a fulfilled life, have your 'midlife crisis' in your early 20s.
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