“Felt Like An Idiot”: 35 Things People Did Wrong For Years Until They Learned The Right Way

I will definitely put this into play. Thanks.

I instantly go self-deprecating after a compliment. Someone at the dog park recently told me they liked my shirt. I replied “Thanks, I know I’m kind of weird, I dress like a 13-year-old boy from 1990!” I wish I could just say “Thank you!” and leave out the self-insults.

Learning to just say thank you instead of brushing it off or demeaning the work/effort you’ve made was the hardest thing I have every had to do… and you’re right it does make a huge difference to yourself.

I grew up with every compliment paired with a deeper criticism. I still can't seem to accept them. Just feel awkward and undeserving. But, it's working for you. I will try. And thank you.

Can totally vouch for this. Learning to really accept a compliment is a great skill

Thank you, thank you, A million times thank you from this short frustrated person!

Than you have to eat steak with a spoon cuz all your forks are busy.

oh this one is great!!! like a shoehorn for picture wire

Brilliant. Thank you!

O: TIL, indeed!

WHAT NOW

Never again shall I be defeated by a lowly beer can! *psshht* *chug* *crushes defeated can on forehead* Ow.

I have never heard of this. I keep my fingernails short. I have never had a problem opening a beverage can with a tab. Also, you can just swivel the tab if it's an especially tricky one. You also don't have to use your fingernail, use the fleshy part of your finger (like in the picture).

This is one I have actually known and used for many years.

Well, f**k me sideways.

I started sitting down long before mobiles and tablets. In my first flat the toilet was right beneath a sloping roof and it was absolutely impossible to stand in front of it. ;)

Well, I suppose it saves cleaning for those who *would* clean. A lot of them just leave the mess, judging by the state of basically every public bathroom I've ever been in.

or just aim better? it's a big target

I (the mummy) was the main toilet trainer for my 3 sons, when they were little. They also saw me going tot he loo much more often than they saw my husband (“will you kids just give me a minute, please?!”), consequently they all default to “sitting down wees”. Now they’re at school, I keep wondering if I should encourage them to do more “standing up wees”, just for the sake of status quo and “fitting in”? I’m a bit of a free range parent so I figured they’d do it if they felt compelled. My husband doesn’t think it’s a big deal (and he went to an all boys school) AND the clean up is less, so….I dunno.

I'm all for the comfort of it, but how will it save me a lot cleaning? I don't make a complete mess of standing up to p**s in the first place...... it's not like it's a tiny target and hard to to hit........ even with a mornin' hardon and bent nearly double.

Many people stand it in a jug of water for this reason. It may also keep growing that way.

I think the same thing goes for green fresh herba

Okay, but who wants celery, seriously ? ;)

Keep green onions in water and they keep regrowing