One that comes to mind for me: “Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” is not always true. Maybe even only half the time! Are there any phrases you tend to hear and shake your head at?

  • Cocodapuf@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    “Well it can’t get any worse” And “Well, you gotta do something”

    The first is almost always dead wrong. Trust me, you can make anything worse.

    As for the second, it’s shockingly coming that in a given scenario, the best action is to not do anything different at all. It may seem like things are bad and something has to change, but changing your strategy at this point can still definitely make things worse. Sometimes inaction is the correct action.