The Know It All

Know it alls come in two types: the truly competent and self assured genuine expert, and the person pretending to be an expert. These people think they are the one to go to with anything. he thinks he is the one with special connections.

A true expert may act superior and make others feel stupid. They are also impatient with those who they deem "beneath" them. If there is a problem, this person thinks they are the only one with the solution.


 And you most likely have never heard them

say "I don't know."

Unfortunately we encounter these people in our lives. This person has strong opinions and is very closed off to other ideas. When this person talks, everyone is internally rolling their eyes.

When dealing with this person, pick your battles. It can be exhausting to go against them, but sometimes you just accept it and move it. Once you become aware of this personality type, it will be better to just avoid conflict with them. Just relax, who cares.

The Judge

It does not matter how you choose to live your life- whether you go to an Ivy League college, go straight to work, start a family- someone will judge you for it. Whether this person is a silent judger, or just blatant, someone will always find a reason to project their insecurities and negativity on you. The only way to handle this is just to deal with it.

 
It is inevitable. First, you have to keep in mind that the worst critic is yourself. You have to get over it and realize that it doesn't matter what anyone thinks. I'll give an example from my life:


Freshman and Sophomore year at high school, I was much more timid and careful about what I did because I cared about what other people thought about me. I thought that if I did something wrong, people would judge me and it would be the end of the world. In the long run, whatever I did, wrong or right, I was judged. It's life and we all do it. At some point in our life, we have been the victims of this and perpetrators of it.

The internal fears of what others thing can overpower you. However, now as a Senior at the high school, I have realized who the fuck cares what other people think. If they judge you for doing something, then cool.

Now, this is definitely easier said than done because we all crave validation in what we do. Everyone wants to be looked up to, appreciated, and respected.


Where to go from here? First off, don't be the hater. Think about how you felt being judged and try to not dish it out as much or tear someone down for being them. Second, don't let the hater stop you from what you want to do. If you focus on the road ahead, it will be so so so much better for you in the long run. 

Group Projects

"Alright so Jane you will be working with Billy, Doug, Jamie and Emily." All of a sudden you turn cold as you realize your teacher has just put you with the worst group of students to work on a group project with.

Group partners can consist of many types of annoying people. We have that person who just refuses to do any work. You will assign them a task and they straight up will not do it. What makes this person worse though, is if they smile, nod, and promise that they will do their portion of the project. However, on the day of the presentation they come up empty handed, leaving you and group group lost.

On the opposite spectrum, you have the worker who completely takes over everyone's job and micromanages the whole thing. Now, what makes this person worse is when they don't even do a good job. If you have ever been in a group project where only one person does the work then you get the grade back and its a mere B-. (-_-).

If you are forced into a group that you do not like, it is important to take the reigns at the beginning and delegate tasks for each person. If that person does not carry out the tasks that they agree on, it should be known to the teacher or authority figure.

When being put in a bad group, just try to stay positive about the situation and handle things before they get messy or procrastinated too much.

PDA Couples

                Relationships are a way of life and we run into a variety of different types of couples every day. However, there is a line where their affection is just straight up awkward and uncomfortable. I think we have all been in a situation like this or the forever awkward feeling of being a third-wheel.

When dealing with someone else's public displays of affection, you have a couple of options:

• Don't Lose Your Cool 

               If you freak out at them, it could come across really defensive and over reactive. You don't want to lose a friend from this.  

• Say Something

             Be upfront about it if you want actual change. They will never know if you feel uncomfortable if you don't say anything. Just be open about it and honest. 

• Don't Talk Shit
  

              If you constantly start talking bad about them behind their back about how annoying it is, then that is just stupid. it might be a good idea to ask a couple other friends if they feel the same way, but other then that don't go around spreading the news of their PDA. Just keep the issue small and it will end up being better for everyone.

• Walk Away and Let them Be

             If you have been in a relationship, chances are you have been in their position. The couple most likely does not realize how awkward you feel in the situation. If you find yourself being a third wheel, just remember that feeling so you don't repeat it once you get in a relationship. 

Competitive People

That person who takes competitiveness from the field to your friendship. Whether it's the friend who takes credit for everything or just the girl who always wants to fight for every guy, this competitiveness can provoke irritation and anxiety.

Some people will either just get annoyed with this person or try to beat them. If the person is a close friend and is constantly trying to make everything a competition literally just tell them straight up "not everything needs to be a competition."

Most competition stems from insecurity, so it is important to recognize this. If you don't want to lose the friend, just don't let it get to you. Ignore the competitiveness or setting your friend off. If he/she says bragged about getting an A- on a test, don't boast about the A that you got. 

Try to balance your time between this competitive friend and other friends who do not feel the need to compete with you. The relationship can end up being toxic and negative so do not try to keep up with it.

If this sounds like you, then plz just stop making everything a competition. It's annoying and no one likes it.

Authority

Stick it to the man!!

Dealing with authority can be extremely extremely risky to engage at your own risk.

When dealing with any sort of authority figure whether is be parents, teachers, or even legal authority the most important thing is compromise. Stick your ground, but know when enough is enough.

Much of authority in this world loves to abuse their power, and in reality it sometimes is not worth going against authority to prove your point. There is power in numbers, so getting a little union together can be extremely helpful in trying to prove a point to an authority figure.


If an authority figure continuously bothers you, then it is important to confront this issue with respect and extreme sensitivity. Going about this in an aggressive way can be extremely detrimental. But just remember, the problem will continue to persist until you confront the issue. While it might be daunting, in the end the situation will most likely be better for both parties.

Sometimes you have to just swallow your pride and do what the authority figure wants, but try to stay positive and do not get defensive in this situation.

Two-Faced

We've all encountered two-faced people at one time or another, especially being here in a town like Weston. This type of person can be described as someone who pretends to be your best friend to your face, while they have a knife stabbed in your back. Fortunately for us, there happens to be a variety of two-faced people here!!

They are users; the relationship is false and dishonest. Everyone is guilty every now and again to be "fake nice" to avoid awkwardness, but there is a difference between this and genuinely being friends with someone who you do not like and have no problem gossiping about them behind their back. That is soooooo Freshman year.

When you are around this so called two-faced person, just be cautious about what you say. This person will likely run and tell others what you just said a mere thirty seconds after you tell them.


Avoid being close with this person. Be civil and kill them with kindness. Turn your cheek and do not become one of these people although the resist to retaliate may be strong.


  In reality, you cannot change how a person is, so confronting them may not be the best idea. The only thing you actually can do is just not interact with them and surround yourself with substantial, truthful friendship instead of fake ones.