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People Share Pitfalls Nearly Everyone Stumbles On In Their Life

People Share Pitfalls Nearly Everyone Stumbles On In Their Life
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No one says growing up is easy. Taxes, marriage, buying a car, having kids, going to college, and doing dishes are all exactly as hard as you think they are. However, knowing where the pitfalls will be can maybe give you a chance to bypass them.


Reddit user, u/PersonalMachine, wanted to know the slip-ups you'll make in life when they asked:

What's a trap that almost everyone will fall into at some point in their lives?

Once You're Past 23, This Is A No Go

Staying up way too late, thinking you'll be just fine for the morning.

Unhappy_Needleworker

4 hours till I have to get up for work? I'm sure 3 hours is enough sleep. I'll definitely be rested if i get 2 hours of sleep. Is that... the sun?

Blackrain1299

One Is Not The Other

Mistaking infatuation for love.

Mistaking lack of infatuation for lack of love.

PM-Me-And-Ill-Sing4U

It's Just Their Job

Trusting people who are not their friends, but are instead doing their job.

  • HR representatives.
  • Realtors.
  • People looking for investors who have a 'sure thing'.
  • Managers asking 'how are you doing?"

Those are the people I shouldn't have trusted and did.

official_fox_news

None Of It Is Real

Comparing yourself to others in an unhealthy way.

Social media has made this a much more common problem but it can be easy to look at someone else's life and get down on yourself even tho it's not a fair or accurate comparison.

MemeopathicMedicine

You'll Never Hear It Again

Setting your favorite song as your morning alarm

Bleeding_Edge_

Made that mistake in 2007. Still hate that song

sirgog

No One Needs That Much

"The large popcorn is only 50¢ more? Alright, I'll go for a large."

thehonestyfish

It's Never Too Late To Back Out Now

A bit surprised nobody mentioned this one yet, sunken cost fallacy.

Thinking "well, I've invested THIS much already, might as well invest more to get it done with" or " I've gone this far, why end it now?". I see this happen all the time.

I learned it in a few classes but I found it applies with way more than real investments. I see people doing this with relationships where they think they can change someone, workplaces people don't want to leave, etc...

goodtimes153

Again. It's A Job.

Actually thinking that the cute cashier/stripper really likes and cares about you. Usually young lonely men fall to this...

Happy_Surprise

SPOILER: You Can't Fix Them

Falling in love with the wrong person and thinking your can fix him/her

usehernamechexout

From a reddit "best advice" topic a few years back:

Never fall in love with someone's potential

floppyturtle

It's. Never. One.

I'll just have one beer.

Broketographer

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