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[–]Liptusg 37 points38 points39 points 9 years ago (7 children) | Copy Link
Gender aside, I don't suppose the creator has some kind of statistical or even anecdotal proof for his conclusions about what so-called successful and unsuccessful people do? I didn't think so.
Some of these are outright retarded. "Watch TV a lot"? Most "unsuccessful" people I know are much too busy working all the time, or scavenging in the dumpsters to watch TV a lot. I'm pretty sure that the largest demographic to "Watch TV a lot" are actually bored middle to upper class women.
[–]csurins23 11 points12 points13 points 9 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
Ya these "traits" are pretty ridiculous. I don't think I've ever met anyone that completely fits into one or the other. I know "successful" people with some "unsuccessful" traits and vice versa. It seems like something you would see in high school to try and motivate students.
Lats thing, what exactly is being "successful" or "unsuccessful". It seems like an opinion more than anything.
[–]mwobuddy 2 points3 points4 points 9 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
its because humans like neat little boxes. Its like that reddit ama recently about cheaters.
They explicitly outlined behaviors that range from extroverted people lying to introverted people telling the truth and being uncomfortable.
if you don't know the kind of person you're dealing with (and who really knows anyone), then those signs are bullshit.
Intuition is right 50% of the time, e.g. a coin flip. You're guessing on random chance whether someone is lying or not, and police have let guilty suspects go free and imprisoned innocents so many times over 'reading facial/body langauge cues as to whether the person was good or bad, trustworthy or not".
When criminals can WALK FREE from an investigation by people trained to catch them, due to their 'charm', then we know gut instinct is bullshit, and thus you can't trust feelings or body langauge of others to be exactly what you think it means.
Looking away is lying in the U.S. Staring too long is lying in Japan. So go to the opposite country and behave in the stereotyped way of your homeland and people think you're lying.
[–]GrabEmByTheBalls 1 point2 points3 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Actually seems like something you'd see in an HR department.
[–]wisty 1 point2 points3 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
It looks like a HR resource. "Successful people" are basically "people we want".
Like, there's "Horde information and data". Depending on the environment, it might be a good idea to horde resources. "Operate from a transaction perceptive" sounds like a lot of successful middle managers - they're not working for the greater good of the company, they have their own little fiefdom which they're trying to improve.
It really looks like most of this comes from surveys of "stuff I want my co-worker to do". And it doesn't look like the organisation was a particularly nice place, either.
[–]zpkmook 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Exception to the rule: the president watches 6 hours of tv per day. This crazy world.
[–]anubassis 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
I'm not exactly sure if becoming POTUS is an example of being successful, but if it is... kinda pokes an anecdotal hole in this as well.
[–]terribletweets 18 points19 points20 points 9 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Wow, insane projection.
[–]Sir_Stig 3 points4 points5 points 9 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
A truly incredible reach if they are being serious.
[–]DevilishRogue -1 points0 points1 point 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Find me an example of the reverse where the male is seen as the good guy and the female as the baddie in an advert or PSA and I'll concede you have a point.
[–]phomb 7 points8 points9 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Funny how it marks "Talking about people" as bad, but in the end this poster does nothing else but talk about people.
[–]Houdiniman111 4 points5 points6 points 9 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
I think thay it's also interesting to note the size and shaoe of the outlines. They could have portrayed unsuccessful any number of ways, but they chose something similar to the fetal position.
[–]mwobuddy 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
"That's why fetuses are scum and we should cut them up." - Valerie Solanas.
[–]-redditardation- 3 points4 points5 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
This doesn't necessarily have to be some veiled form of sexism. I don't know whether LifeHack is a regressive publication so it is hard to guess whether this is intentional or coincidental.
The woman on the left does look like a confident and competent individual (although her body language really echoes that of a confident guy). The man on the right does look distraught.
Sadly the feminists have brought it to the point where people essentially view these things as men vs. women instead of people. People can be both so sometimes it would go one way other times it might go the other way.
[–]panspal 3 points4 points5 points 9 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
What fucking adult keeps a journal or even lies about keeping a journal?
[–]v573v 2 points3 points4 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
The image was probably brought to you by a publisher of fine books, personal diaries, journals & stationery.
All those success lists that you are going to make need paper.
[–]RubyOrchid13 3 points4 points5 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Not to humble brag, but I make good money and am considered successful by my peers. Never kept a journal. Not once.
[–]mwobuddy 1 point2 points3 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
horde information. horde.
horde information.
horde.
My fucking sides. As far as keeping a to-do list, that's actually in the bucket of Tony Robbin's don'ts on 10x more out of your day.
[–]PotatoDonki 1 point2 points3 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Just that one happens to be a man and the other a woman?
Come on, we have much bigger fish than this to fry, don't we?
[–]TracyMorganFreeman 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Transactional perspective? As in weighing costs and benefits? That is like the hallmark of success.
Also if men are the ones with these unsuccessful qualities they have a funny way of outperforming women to the upper echelons of power.
[–]Bailie2 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Successful people are likeable. You are the boss. Who do you promote to work with you? The guy you like, or the guy you don't like? Some people are pretty fake, and good at it.
[–]xeladoozo 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
I also keep a to do list in my leg
[–]iCrytek 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Sorry bitches. Pussy pass denied ;D.
[–]MRA-automatron-2kb 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Holy shit, just reverse the gender outline for it to make sense ... LOL.
[–]Onion_Guy 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
And re title it "Misogyny in a nutshell." A shitty gendered graphic is bad both ways, don't forget the point of this sub
[–]miharuhojo 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Trends exist in reality
[–]Damian44471 point 9 years ago [recovered] | Copy Link
At least hes a gopnik
[–]anyablack -1 points0 points1 point 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Well, first thing that doesn't make a person successful. Trump is successful being the person on the right.
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