Let’s be honest. If you had to measure the time you’ve spent worrying about what other people think, you’d probably have enough hours to master five languages, launch a startup, or at the very least, ...

Knowing and worrying about what others think of you are two different things. While it’s possible to put too much emphasis on the thoughts of others, knowing how you’re perceived can provide you with ...

Before 2025 had even begun, I’d already decided that I was going to be entering my IDGAF era. I’ve always been quite a self-conscious person—or, if not self-conscious, then concerned with what others ...

As much as I’d love to pretend otherwise, I sometimes care a little too much about what other people think of me. Are those tourists judging the way I look while I run? Does my boss see me as a ...

To feel accepted is a nearly universal human desire. After all, we evolved to survive better in groups, where fitting in and having the trust and respect of our peers are the measures of success. The ...

You're not alone if you've noticed that you care too much about what people think about you. Personally, I've come a long way from when I was painfully preoccupied with how I'm perceived by others, ...

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But when all of that need for validation goes away, if a man does these things as he gets older, he's done caring what anyone ...

There’s something incredibly freeing that tends to happen with age. The pressure to impress others starts to fade, and where we once might have twisted ourselves into knots to fit in, be liked, or ...

We are living through highly uncertain times. But a study out of Cornell has identified a happiness hack that can lead you ...