Here are some psychologist-endorsed (and actually helpful) tips for caring a little less about being liked
Photo: H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images A few weeks ago, I called a florist. There wasn’t anything remarkable about this particular conversation: I asked questions about bouquets and centerpieces, she answered them, I dutifully typed notes in an ever-growing Google Doc labeled “wedding stuff.”
Here’s the problem: Just tell yourself it doesn’t matter if they like you, quite frankly, is dumb advice. Of course I know, on an intellectual level, that it doesn’t affect my life one way or the other whether this stranger thinks I’m delightful — that doesn’t stop me from wanting them to. So I turned to the pros. Below, some psychologist-endorsed tips for caring a little less about being liked.
The key to overcoming them, then, is figuring out which ones apply to you.
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