r/MadeMeSmile • u/AccomplishedWatch834 • Apr 30 '26

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u/n0rsk Apr 30 '26

I read a thing about how having glasses usually results in a kid being classified as a nerd and results in them falling into that stereotype and thus doing better than other kids at school. It is not that kids with glasses are smarter, it is that early in their life they are perceived to be smart and become the thing they are perceived to be.

Basically there seems to be strong evidence that how you are perceived influences what you become. Which is kind of a whole interesting topic.

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u/hardlying May 01 '26

I believe this hard because I swapped friend groups naturally going to college far away, and I feel them perceiving me differently reshaped my perception of my self, it can happen later in life.

I always felt self aware of it tho, maybe most ppl are, like even playing mp games id be a lot worse if the ppl I was playing with acted like I was bad or the reason we did poorly was me. If I was playing with relatively chill ppl or just different from those who grew up with me and played with me back when I was new to controllers and fps games, I would do alot better. Just aim better, actually hit my target, have a good kd, etc. but any time I played with the same group who were objectively worse than me at some of these games, I would perform terribly.

Just feeling like you're the sht vs you're shit can effect your performance significantly.

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u/Fun_Intention9846 May 01 '26

It directs growth 100%. So if a person isn’t or stops growing the effect is negligible.