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The Paradox of Not Caring What People Think About You

September 18, 2013 By Ben

Three of my favorite videos involve “weird” people. All three people genuinely don’t care what anyone thinks about them, which is exactly what makes them so interesting.

Most people have a strong desire to be liked. It’s human nature. This becomes an issue when it is worn like a bad cologne that people can sense, paradoxically pushing people away. Like opposite ends of a magnet, the neediness works as a repellent. Anyone who is in sales or has asked someone out on a date has probably experienced this.

Then there are people who don’t care about being liked, who are much more likely to be liked. Their confidence acts as a magnet pulling people in. Sure, people give them weird looks on the street, but they’re each internet sensations that compelled me to write about them.

Enjoy!

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  1. Shawnee Huie says

    September 19, 2013 at 10:19 am

    That takes serious talent to do all those spins while directing traffic. I aspire to love what I do so much that it makes me want to dance like that while I work too!

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