‘What’s a ‘common sense’ rule you think is actually terrible advice?’ – 22 alleged pearls of wisdom that are worse than useless

12.

”If you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything.’ Fuck that. There’s being an asshole and then there’s calling someone out on their shit. There’s a difference.’
–gin_and_soda

13.

‘Never give up. There’s been a ton of research on this. More often than not, we stick with decisions we’ve made out of stubbornness when our best option would be to move on.’
–DomesticChaosTheory

14.

‘All the success mindset crap. If you visualise your success and surround yourself with successful people, you’ll get beat by somebody who used that time to put in the work.’
–-im-your-huckleberry

15.

‘Fake it until you make it. You really can’t in some situations.’
–Tsquare43

16.

‘Don’t judge a book by it’s cover. I have a career dealing with people. Trust me, I can tell pretty much everything I need to know about you by the cover. I rarely get surprised anymore.’
–NEdad71

17.

”Just eat until you’re full and stop. It’s that simple.’ Apparently it’s not that simple. Some people have something called leptin resistance that can be caused from years of poor dieting habits which blocks the brain from ever getting satisfied due to the decrease uptake of leptin.’
–Lilli_Puff

18.

‘Practice makes perfect. That’s only true if you practice perfect. I bowl, and frequently catch myself having to take a week or two off to reset bad habits. If I doubled down and practiced instead, I would likely further reinforce what I’m doing wrong.’
–BigRed_93

19.

‘Follow your heart. Modern society developed over at least 5,000 years. Might be wise to follow the examples laid out. Follow your passion with an informed plan, check!’
–BaconDoubleBurger

20.

”Don’t attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity.’ Often it’s malicious stupidity, or it’s just malicious. Some people like hurting others, and this trope lets these assholes off.’
–fractiousrhubarb

21.

‘If something’s worth doing, it’s worth doing properly’ implies that it’s better to not bother trying than to give anything less than 100%. I ain’t got time for that.’
–Puppetchan111

22.

”Ask for forgiveness, not permission.’ Nah, bruh, you really should ask for permission.’
–Parzoofim

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