Forget Mean Girls: The Secret to “Popularity” Is Just Confidence, Visibility, and Conformity
If you want to be the center of attention, do so in a casually confident manner.
I read Eszter Brhlik’s story, “5 Terrible Traits Of Cool Kids That Don’t Cut Anymore” and thought to myself a few times, “The popular kids I knew didn’t do that.”
Some of the stories Eszter included made me cringe, as she painted a portrait of cruel and insecure people preying on others who don’t fit the same mold. Think of your stereotypical popular TV or movie character who uses her social power to bully others and belittle outsiders who aren’t part of her group, like Regina George, the character from Mean Girls.
Eszter wrote:
High-school popularity is overrated.
The most popular kid in my class works at the gasoline station of my hometown. Being cool at high school doesn’t mean being cool in adult life. It’s usually the opposite. Terrible traits don’t cut anymore.
To find genuine friendships in life, avoid coolness. Look for inclusive, kind people who show passion and express their feelings.
We can be cool when life’s over.
