RULE TO BREAK
“People will judge you by what you own”
Ah yes, a big house, fast car, good clothes, beautiful furniture. That’s how people will know that you’ve made a success of life. Or at least that’s how shallow people will know. They’ll judge success in crude, objective terms (see Rule 1) and moreover they’ll measure your worth as a person by your so-called success too.
Do we care what they think? No. We do not. Anyone whose opinion is so easily won or lost, and based on such silly measures, is not worth concerning ourselves with. We will of course treat them well, but privately we won’t give a fig for their opinion. Usually, it’s merely a reflection of their own view of themselves. They think they’ve succeeded when they have the house, ...
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