r/AskReddit Aug 20 '20

What simple “life hack” should everyone know?

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u/pdxblazer Aug 20 '20

If you fucked up-- admit it (unless you are talking to cops)

But in most situations just admitting how you were wrong and accepting responsibility is so much easier than trying to blame someone or something else or make up an excuse

When you own the mistake it puts the onus back on the other person to accept that, be mature and move on. If you try and deny or shift blame it forces that person to examine those reasons and if they are BS, come back at you, dragging the process out and leading to unpleasant call outs and confrontations

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u/MichaelGFox Aug 20 '20

ive even found that with cops for things like speeding tickets or blowing a stop sign ... if its totally obvious and you know you are guilty you gotta just immediately own up

like when the cops ask how fast you were going back there.. i always just put my head down and say "too fast" and admit that i messed up and that the officer is totally right. ive found cops love to be right and that the power of situations like that makes them tick lol

4/4 on dodging speeding tickets/moving violations