A Cornell study had participants wear dorky T-shirts and guess how many people noticed. They overestimated - by double the actual number. Point is, people are about half as interested in you as you think they are.
As a teenager I worried about facial acne on a regular basis. Nowadays I'm around teenagers and can say that I rarely notice it, even though it's there. I'm more drawn to the way they carry themselves, what they say, how they treat others. It may help that I no longer have facial acne.
As an adult I suppose I've worried too much about how others think of me. In 25 years I'll probably look back and note that what really matters is the way I think of myself, and the way I think of others. Why not get a head start?
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