20 Dark Psychology Facts That Will Make You Rethink Reality

Machiavelli knew them all

1. Neediness is repulsive. The more you chase a relationship, the lower the odds of making it work.
2. You’re not kind because you want to be it. You’re kind because you aren’t powerful enough to be otherwise.
3. People lie all the time. It’s just that instead of telling fake stories, they conveniently omit parts of the truth that bother them.
4. We feel more than we think. This is why most commercial arguments prioritize appealing to our feelings rather than our logic.
5. Most people seek emotional support to alleviate their immediate pain rather than practical advice to cure it.
6. If you are not an extremely talented genius, you’d better learn to be liked. This is how you’ll win in life.
7. Being weird is a quality; acting weird is a flaw. Society ruthlessly erases what doesn’t fit the average.
8. Everyone is driven by self-interest. Playing with pity and portraying yourself as a victim will never work. Identify their needs instead.
9. Most people don’t care about your life. They only pretend to be, hoping for juicy gossip you can give them.
10. No system can cure the way humans organize themselves. Strong exploit weak and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it.
11. A good reputation doesn’t mean they’re a good person. It means they’re good concealers. Everyone’s hiding dirty unavoidable secrets.
12. Most people don’t like you. They like the feelings they have when they are with you. And that’s a huge difference.
13. We don’t surround ourselves with most friends because we genuinely like them, but because of the social validation they provide.
14. The average man falls into the politeness trap because his self-esteem is at an all-time low.
15. Complaining in front of others only shows your unreliability and annoyance. Plus it never leads to any meaningful solutions for your problems.
16. Unlucky people are not struck by bad luck, they simply tend to blame fate for their problems.
17. Telling the truth is not as rewarding as telling people what they want to hear.
18. Apologizing may initially elicit sympathy, but ultimately fuels long-lasting disdain and suspicion.
19. It’s the primal, vital urge of necessity that compels action. Not empty promises, mere dreams, or lofty ambitions.
20. On those bad days when you feel unmotivated and lack discipline, what you do will fall to the level of your standards. If you want a better life, increase your standards.

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