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You know how sometimes, you might think something that is negative? Did you know you didn’t have to say it??
This BRAND NEW cool invention called “keeping our opinions to ourselves!” See something you don’t like that is utterly harmless? Keep it to yourself!!
That girl’s dress is ugly? Keep it to yourself!
Some kids are being cringe? Mind your business!!
This dude is annoying? Move on!!!
If something upsets you, you can say alllllll the mean stuff you want in a journal! In your head! In your notes app! To your wall! You don’t need to share all your thoughts and opinions with everyone all the time!
Friendly reminder that IF you share your opinion out loud then people are going to REACT to said opinion. Not all reactions are going to be good OR respectful, that is outside of your control. You know what’s in your control? Not sharing your opinion!
Practice these fun reflective questions:
Are they harming anyone?
Are they harming themselves?
Does this affect me in anyway?
Do I have something kind to say?
You can use this simple exercise to see if your opinion is warranted or kind! It might be hard to start, but practicing such skills helps your emotional intelligence grow, and who doesn’t like growth!
Thank you for reading, and may we all practice kindness and thoughtfulness together!
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PC Airways
I'm second-thinking everything I've written on my blog. No, not the SpaceHey one, the one on my PERSONAL WEB SITE. But you know, to be brutally honest, sometimes I just want to show everyone my HONEST image so I don't give people the wrong impression.
ninjaslayer
To add to this discussion, if you're (yes, you reading right now!) the kind of person who worries about being an asshole because of any mean thoughts you have popping off, keep in mind that these two things matter a lot more than the initial mean thought:
1) What you do with/about the mean thought (aka, what this post is literally about)
and
2) Your reaction to the thought is arguably a lot more important than the first mean thought.
"Ugh, I hate actually hate him and his stupid face", followed by, "Damn, that's mean, what's my problem?" says a lot more about how you feel about stuff than the immediate first thought.
Additionally, if you're the kind of person who is just a straight up hater and will stew in all the specifics, fair enough, just be discerning with how you siphon it out of your system <3
ashton
couldn't agree more :D i live try to live by this principle. if it adds nothing to the conservation and its just overly negative, just don't say it!
Chariclo
I'm tired of people thinking that being polite and having empathy is cringe !!!
Dr0wzziie_
this. wish ppl could see this everywhere its so devastating
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(emotional (im)maturity... more popular than like bustin jieber
mads
this is funny ur funny i’ve been saying this for ages thank you for speaking out omg
PINCHEUWU
PREACHHH!1!1!
Luki_86
such a great idea, i hope everyone could read it 💗
Shoegazer
So rreal
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REALLL SING IT GIRL SING IT
JUDD THE LOVER
Sh1111 i want someone to talk to i want friends :/
✶Rib𓆩𓁺𓆪Eye Black Dragon✶
Sadly, people would run their mouths no matter what.
Petty, snarky beings... it's best if you don't react to them, and it could be, well, intentionally doing so to get a rise out of you.
As the Internet saying: Don't take the bait
cmwph
omg THIS
!ʙᴠ4ɴ
I know a friend who needs to practice this
Azzy
THIS. This should be in a book on “how to be respectful”
LittleMxStar
fr idk why people are such assholes
erebus
literally, like people who make being rude their entire personality are idiots who have nothing better to do
BellaTheBest23
LITERALLY. Its been so normalized to just be an asshole, for what? Randos on the net to agree with you?
adam
How much does kindness really mean in the context of social media though?
wait are u implying that kinds through social media is inherently fake? Sorry I'm kinda an airhead I may be misreading your message but I think that argument is interesting.
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🍑gr3at.s4ge🐮
THIS!! EXACTLY!!!! a big part of the reason the social media websites that are deemed more "cringy" are in actuality pretty peaceful spaces is because people on those websites actually remember that constructive criticism is meant to be CONSTRUCTIVE, not just criticism, and when someone bothers them they know what a block button is and how to use it. meanwhile, larger platforms like tiktok or instagram are known to be FILLED with ruthless bullying at this point, because not fitting the "established norm" on those sites is a crime 3