People share the stupidest things they’ve done to look cool

The findings of this study „bring us closer to understanding people’s conception of unintelligent behavior while emphasizing the broader psychological perspectives of studying the attribute of stupid in everyday life.“ Researchers collected and analyzed real-life examples of what people constitute as foolish. Nikita’s knack for storytelling and creativity has led her into the world of writing. With a robust foundation in business studies, she crafts compelling narratives by seamlessly blending analytical insight with imaginative expression.

When I was a child, I used to line up my dolls and stuffed animals on my bedroom floor, pull out my mini-chalkboard and in my best teacher’s voice, “teach” them reading, writing and arithmetic. Pretending to be a teacher was my favorite kind of imaginative play. In college, I majored in Secondary Education and English and became an actual teacher. I loved teaching, but when I started having kids of my own, I quit to stay home with them.

This squirrel who really didn’t think things through:

That smug jerk at the office who doesn’t take you seriously won’t know what hit him when you deliver the epic send-off you’ve been rewriting and fine-tuning for months. It’s pure poetry, as if William Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde had a love-child who wasn’t going to be pushed around at work by some dude who can’t stop talking about his Ivy League education. You’ll never say any of it out loud, but at least it’s in your head, and that’s satisfaction enough.

I’m a Visual Editor for Bored Panda. My love for images and experience in layering goes well with both creating collages by hand and working with digital images as an Editor. When I’m not using my kitchen area as an art studio I also do various experiments making my own cosmetics or brewing kombucha.

I just figured out you can keep your phone on silent mode and your alarm still works. This way every random notification from texts or otherwise won’t wake you up in the middle of the night.For years I’d be sleeping and get a text or whatever and wake up for no urgent reason. I waited in a drive thru for ten minutes before I realized I was actually just behind a parked car. With a house full of cats, I’d go through 5-6 lint rollers on black pants day, if i had to buy a new one every time i needed a fresh sheet.

Well, recently people were sharing their silliest stories, so here are 19 of the stupidest things we’ve done:

Sometimes, we say, “Damn the consequences” and do something small that’s stupid; no real harm done, right? This can have a snowball effect and we’ll start doing dumber and dumber things. The next thing you know, we might end up on the internet before our brain.exe could reboot and save the day. Everyone likes to think that they’re pretty smart and at the top of their game all the time, but the truth is, we all do and say some pretty dumb things sometimes. Like eating an entire bucket of KFC or looking everywhere for our glasses while we’re wearing them (true story).

Specifically, the researchers say to use “I” statements, such as “I feel frustrated” or “I feel concerned” when expressing yourself during the disagreement. But the best phrase is one that clearly directs the discussion toward agreement. Tiktok user @momolarks80 caught an unexpected (and heartwarming) message when she filmed herself and her mother saying hello. Living with Alzheimer’s and mostly nonverbal, her mother surprised her with a rare “I love you”—to which the daughter responds by planting a kiss on her cheek. „In second grade I forced my mom to sign „Nolan Ryan“ on my ball and took it to school to tell everyone I caught it at a game. It didn’t take long for it to be pointed out that what I had brought was in fact a softball, not a baseball.“ „Jumped off the top of the jungle gym to show off to my crush from school…. I was 10 and it was at least an 8 foot fall. Landed on my feet, then my knees, then my hands….so cool, so amazing, wouldn’t do it again.“

You know there are carts behind you and you’re not going to be the one holding up the line today. It’s not just some tunes for an afternoon stroll—it’s the soundtrack to Dipnoid your own action-adventure movie, in which you’re the star! In this particular scene, you’re strutting down the street in perfect time to whatever your favorite song of the moment is, and all the extras are watching you go, trembling at your awesomeness. You want to send a text to Karen about Bob, but you accidentally search Bob’s name in your contact list because he’s on your mind. But it’s how you recover that really matters.

Many years ago, a lady I worked with told me that she took her vacuum cleaner in every year for a tune-up. They open it up, check to make sure all of the hoses are sound, with no holes, tighten or replace the belts, lube the moving parts, and clean whatever dirt is inside. I don’t do it as often as I should, but I find that my vacuum has lasted for years longer by making sure it gets a tune-up every now and then. I went to a garage sale and saw a pretty current model of Hoover upright vacuum for $5. Sure, but it doesn’t pick up dirt was the seller’s answer. And took it home to change the bag (stuffed as full as a sausage), replace the belt (broken, natch) and slice the hair packed on the brush.