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title: Things Most People Are Wrong About
date: 2025-10-17T00:00:00
author: Charlie M.
category: SIGNAL
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So, there I was again, staring at the ceiling fan, and it was like, well, does everyone get this wrong or is it just me? You know, what is it about Monday mornings that feels like wading through wet cement? I’d only been awake ten minutes, and already I was dissecting my life choices. I had the same argument with myself about getting up early. If waking up before the sun is supposed to make you more productive, why do I feel like a zombie until 10 AM? I remember reading somewhere, probably while scrolling through some half-forgotten app, that only like, what, 10% of people are true morning people? Or was it 30%? Anyway, whatever, most of us are just faking it, or maybe we're not. Who even knows anymore?
So, I dragged myself up, shuffled to the kitchen, and, of course, ended up scrolling Instagram. You ever notice how people seem to have all the answers in those perfectly curated squares? I wonder if they actually believe the things they post or if it’s just another thing we’re all wrong about. Like, does that gratitude journaling thing really work or am I just too lazy to try? I downloaded a journaling app once, wrote in it twice, then forgot it. But people swear by it, right?
I think I read a study once, somewhere, that said something like practicing gratitude can increase happiness by around 25%. Or was it more? And is it just me, but it sounds too convenient, too... easy? Not that I have any solid evidence to say otherwise, but it feels like there's always a catch. Like, am I cynical or just realistic?
But, then, habits. People make them sound like some magical fix, like if you just do this one thing every day at the same time, boom, life solved. I’ve tried, though. I mean, there’s this idea that doing something for, what is it, 21 days? Or was it 66 days? Anyway, they say it can become a habit. But honestly, some nights I still skip brushing my teeth if I'm too tired. Does that mean I'm hopeless? Maybe I just never stick with things long enough, or maybe the whole habit-forming thing is just more complicated than that.
Anyway, I was thinking about this while half-heartedly doing some push-ups. Y'know, consistency is key or something like that. Even though I haven't noticed any changes since like, ever. Maybe because I do them while thinking about whether crunches or planks would be better, or if I'm even doing them right. I heard somewhere, can't remember where, that the quality of reps matters more than quantity. But then how do you actually measure quality without getting caught up in all that perfectionist crap?
So maybe the thing is, most people, including me, are just on a quest for some kind of certainty. We want answers but mostly get speculation. Do the experts have it figured out or are they just guessing like the rest of us? Anyway, maybe we're wrong about a lot of things. Or maybe we're just doing our best with what we've got.
In the end, I don’t know. Is it even possible to truly know what we’re wrong about? Maybe figuring out life isn’t about knowing the answers but about living through the questions. Who knows? Maybe tomorrow I’ll have a better theory. Or maybe not.