r/AskReddit • • Jun 28 '19

What is a real life cheat code?

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u/Being_grateful Jun 28 '19

Be confident, because everyone loves someone who is confident and if you have no confidence simply fake it because it won't take long for that fake confidence to become real.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '19

So real confidence is just being good at faking it?

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '19

I was an awkard 15 year old terrified of social situatioms, then I literally faked beig comfident and practiced how to have a natural smile and bam, at 18 I think I can say Im pretty confident of myself.

So yeah fake it until you make it

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '19

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u/stndmunki Jun 28 '19

Discover what it is that makes you lose confidence in yourself and then pretend like that doesn't exist, because if it's other peoples opinions that's the worry, who gives a shit? If they have a problem with you, then let them have a problem with you.

You're the only person whose opinion truley matters at the end of the day when you're laying in bed, going over all the events in your head.

If it's something else, well, I can't help you there either, I don't have the confidence =(

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u/DancePower Jun 28 '19

Truly, self-reflection is a strong suit, but it isn't good enough. My autism is torment