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Summer...tanned legs, beach, sand. In reality: work indoors for long periods of time without going outside.
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I solemnly swear that I am up to no good
You know it's summer when you don't see police swarming Tonic every Thursday and/or Friday
No shoes, no shirt does equal problems. Apparently gets you kicked out of places, thanks Kenny Chesney
We need more delivery services in Lawrence that deliver desserts -- like pie.
This year, man buns are at an all-time high. Please, educate your children #manbuns #manbunprevention
When the email address for your online class instructor is "invalid"
Boys wear shorts in the winter and hoodies and jeans in the summer... Can someone explain this to me?
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Ask Anissa: 'I have never made a mistake'
Anissa Fritz | @anissafritzz
"My problem is kind of tricky. Everything bad that has ever happened to me hasn't been my fault. And, if I am being honest with you, I have never actually made a mistake in my life. So like how do I deal with people who try to blame me for stuff when I know that I am always completely in the right and they are completely in the wrong?"
Ever since I began college, I have felt my world collapsing down on me about three times every week. College has been said to be the best time of your life, but with any good thing also comes the bad stuff, often in bulk. And yes, sometimes they are out of your control.
But allow me to break an illusion for you, and I apologize if this too makes your world come crashing down — when bad things happen to us, it's usually either because we did something to cause it, or it's just plain bad luck. But like most things in life, it is never always bad luck or always your fault. Bad things in life
are a mix of the two.
Over time I have deemed myself to be a pretty stubborn person, and I too often believe that I am right and anyone who says otherwise is clearly wrong. However, the world doesn't work well for people who always act on the belief that they are always right.
You are entitled to think you are right all that you want, and hopefully with the right amount of age and wisdom you will come to think of yourself as a human who can possibly be wrong. But to actually treat others as if you are always in the right is the main flaw in your moral
compass.
You asked how to deal with people who try to blame you for things that you know are not, and will never be, your fault. The truth is, you can't deal with those people, but you can deal with yourself.
By opening up your own mindset to the possibility that you might be wrong, by at least allowing your opposing party to see that you are considering what they are saying and recognizing they may be right, you appear to be a more reasonable person. Odds are once they see that you are reasonable, they too may find themselves seeing your side of
I have learned through my 20 years of life that changing others is not only difficult, but almost impossible —but changing myself and how I handled situations and other people was easier and more effective.
the argument and become reasonable as well.
Start practicing the idea in your head that you in fact are human and thereby have a good chance of being incorrect. Being right is a good feeling, but having good relationships with others is a much better one.
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Members of the Kansan Editorial Board are Mackenzie Clark, Kate Miller, Eric Bowman and Anissa Fritz.
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