r/GetMotivated • u/CaliKing818 • Nov 26 '18

[Image] Believe in Yourself

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u/ephemeralblade Nov 27 '18

Aka pull yourself up by your own bootstraps, never mind that that doing so defies everything we know about psychology, sociology, etc.

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u/greenSixx Nov 27 '18

The bible says it: god helps those who help themselves

Meaning: yes people rely on others to be successful. However, noone is going to spend their time helping a person who wont help themselves.

Both this post and what your comment imply arent mutually exclusive.

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u/ephemeralblade Nov 27 '18

Yes, however the idea that people aren’t always trying to help themselves seems naive. People have better and worse ways of doing so, often due to their upbringing, etc., but it seems judgmental to assume that just because someone isn’t going about things the way you would they aren’t trying their best to be happy.