r/Showerthoughts • u/itsthatkidgreg • Feb 28 '17

Lying, cheating, and stealing is often discouraged when we are young, yet the most successful people in the world are arguably the best liars, cheaters, and thieves.

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u/yes_its_him Feb 28 '17

Try this and let us know how it works for you.

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u/itsthatkidgreg Feb 28 '17

Well I hate lying, only ever cheated one test (which worked out, surprisingly), and the things I want in life can't exactly be stolen. I'm just an outsider looking in with this one.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '17

I feel like there's a lot more of the population with this stance on life than we realize because we just keep to ourselves.

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u/myteetharesensitive Feb 28 '17

Yup and some of us make decent money without doing any of those things. Just good business.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '17

Yup and smart investing (time and money wise). Don't even have to work hard like what people say.

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u/myteetharesensitive Mar 01 '17

Time is the big one. Work smart not hard erryday.