The Paradox of Not Caring What People Think About You

Three of my favorite videos involve “weird” people. All three people genuinely don’t care what anyone thinks about them, which is exactly what makes them so interesting.

Most people have a strong desire to be liked. It’s human nature. This becomes an issue when it is worn like a bad cologne that people can sense, paradoxically pushing people away. Like opposite ends of a magnet, the neediness works as a repellent. Anyone who is in sales or has asked someone out on a date has probably experienc...