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I feel like I'm having deja vu and amnesia at the same time here; I think I've forgotten this before.
Yes, this has been posted recently.. although in a slightly different format.
So, a lot of times it is something that people just say, until it comes down to specifics.
Look at it this way: If you were a guy trying to meet girls, and you used all those silly "tricks" that a lot of these dating guru's speak about, is that being yourself or is that you attempting to imitate someone else?
Or, if you have someone who you look up to because of certain qualities that they have, and you imitate those qualities, is that really being yourself?
What I say "be yourself", I mean exactly that. Don't try to imitate someone else, instead, just be how you are naturally. You can be influenced by another, but that doesn't mean that you have to take on all the qualities of that other person - it means that you take what works for you and use that.
Generally, people are "themselves", but there are situations when they aren't - like when one person is trying to impress another. Personally, I'm more impressed when a person lets all their quirks shine through, rather than someone who tries to repress them.
You can't be anything other then yourself. It's not possible.
You may not be pleased with certain aspects but every bit is you.
Who you 'really' are is who you'd rather be.
Maybe, but there's not reason can improve themselves (with new hobbies and skills and such) and make it a genuine part of their personality; so that when they're being themselves, they're still being better than who they used to me.
My friends right now are a bunch totally, socially inept stoners and slobs. I would NEVER tell them to "be themselves," atleast not yet.
I feel like I'm having deja vu and amnesia at the same time here; I think I've forgotten this before.
Yes, this has been posted recently.. although in a slightly different format.
So, a lot of times it is something that people just say, until it comes down to specifics.
Look at it this way: If you were a guy trying to meet girls, and you used all those silly "tricks" that a lot of these dating guru's speak about, is that being yourself or is that you attempting to imitate someone else?
Or, if you have someone who you look up to because of certain qualities that they have, and you imitate those qualities, is that really being yourself?
What I say "be yourself", I mean exactly that. Don't try to imitate someone else, instead, just be how you are naturally. You can be influenced by another, but that doesn't mean that you have to take on all the qualities of that other person - it means that you take what works for you and use that.
Generally, people are "themselves", but there are situations when they aren't - like when one person is trying to impress another. Personally, I'm more impressed when a person lets all their quirks shine through, rather than someone who tries to repress them.
i would call that self-improvement. being yourself doesn't mean one cannot become more than who they are. it's part of what being a human is.
The way I see it, you could be someone else and attract loads of people you have nothing in common with or you could 'be yourself' and have meaningful relationships.
I think it's worth it, you may not but it depends on what you're looking for in life.
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