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Childhood, a time when we’re taken care of as fragile and vulnerable people is quite different than adulthood. As adults, we begin to follow a new set of rules and understand over time that we’re interesting to ourselves only. There’s no one to push us toward success, give us their shoulder to cry on, or praise us when we’ve done something good. And ultimately, there are always going to be people who are smarter, better, and more attractive than us.

We took a risk and collected simple truths we’ve all come to understand at some point or another in our lives.

1. There’s no point in sacrificing yourself for others.

12 Harsh Truths Almost All of Us Tend to Neglect

Have you ever heard the phrase, “Everything I do, I do it for you”? As a rule, it’s followed by a cold answer, “But did I even ask you to do that?”

Let’s be honest: the people around us don’t need our sacrifices. Most often, they feel awkward and become irritated by this obtrusiveness. The only exception to this situation is codependent behavior — when both people get satisfaction from such a relationship.

2. None of us will get a medal at work.

12 Harsh Truths Almost All of Us Tend to Neglect

3. Body positivity is not about the absence of self-care.

12 Harsh Truths Almost All of Us Tend to Neglect

Unshaved armpits, cracked nails, and a refusal to use hygiene products will likely make you look like an untidy person rather than a follower of body-positivity. The main idea of this body-positive movement is to treat other people respectfully and accept any appearance worthily.

At the same time, bold phrases like, “I love my rolls” usually hides laziness, shows a lack of motivation to hit the gym and proves they treat their health irresponsibly.

4. Appearance matters.

12 Harsh Truths Almost All of Us Tend to Neglect

You can endlessly talk about your rich inner world and the beauty of your soul but the phrase, “people judge a book by its cover” still holds true. It’s not only one’s professional skills that they assess at interviews but also the appearance of the candidate, as well as their ability to communicate with other people. Additionally, a confident and tidy-looking person has more of a chance to go on a successful date than an untidy one.

5. Being a good person is not a profession.

12 Harsh Truths Almost All of Us Tend to Neglect

No one has to treat you well at work for having beautiful eyes, 3 kids, a mortgage, 4 loans, and a sick mom. Bosses will always be primarily interested in the quality of your work. If you’re not bringing any profit to the company you work at, prepare to be replaced by a more energetic and hard-working person at any moment.

6. Your mom isn’t always right.

12 Harsh Truths Almost All of Us Tend to Neglect

Over time, we stop perceiving the words and behaviors of our parents as an eternal and indubitable truth. Our childhood ideology gets replaced by the understanding that a mother and father are ordinary people who have their disadvantages, bad habits, and thoughts that aren’t always wise and true. That being said, they could make a bunch of mistakes in how they react to your behavior as well. This may sound sad, but sooner or later your own kids will become disappointed in you as well.

7. You’ll have to study up to the retirement age or even longer.

12 Harsh Truths Almost All of Us Tend to Neglect

Modern technology is developing with such speed that your profession might not even exist 10 to15 years from now. That means you should always be ready to learn something new and to increase your qualifications to become a specialist in your line of work.

8. If you don’t attend any events, people will stop inviting you after some time.

12 Harsh Truths Almost All of Us Tend to Neglect

The trick of getting offended, pouting, and waiting for others to call you to play with them again works only in kindergarten. No one is interested in playing such games in adulthood. Sooner or later you’ll face the situation where your friends will think you don’t feel interested in communicating with them anymore and they’ll forget all about you.

9. Training for improving self-confidence doesn’t work.

12 Harsh Truths Almost All of Us Tend to Neglect

It’s useless to create “vision boards” full of bright houses, palm beaches, and expensive cars. All these tricks don’t work until you actively work toward achieving your goals. Moreover, such practices are dangerous because they often teach you how to manipulate other people.

After taking courses on how to pick up women, men will start to collect their “love victories” but will still feel lonely. And women taking their own special relationship courses will be convinced that wearing a long skirt and giving a massage will make their spouse get up from the couch and start earning millions.

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