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19 People Just Got Real About The Things You Shouldn't Base Your Whole Personality On

Because there's only one you out there.
by Michele Bird Contributor
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Have you ever met someone who loved something so much it was pretty much summed up who they were as a person?

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Well when Reddit user u/hotelquestionmark asked, "What should you not base your whole personality on?" a bunch of brutally honest answers rolled in.

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I've rounded up the most interesting responses to the thread. Take a look to see if you agree with what the Reddit community had to say:

1. "Your IQ. Pure intelligence means nothing if all you do is brag about it to others and never apply it to anything."

Universal Pictures / Via giphy.com —u/LondonIsBoss

2. "Any one thing. People need dimension."

NBC / Via giphy.com —u/fruit_cats

3. "Your career [or] job. You are more than what you do to put food on the table, and if you forget that, you lose sight of a lot of important things."

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4. "How you were in high school."

Screen Gems / Courtesy Everett Collection —u/amccorm

5. "Your astrology sign."

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6. "Your relationship status."

Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection —u/itswinky

7. "[How] attractive [or] unattractive an individual is. You're so much more than just your looks. Don't get caught up in what you see."

Paramount Pictures / Via giphy.com —u/Ceramic_Avatar221

8. "Another person."

Paramount Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection —u/chrstnasu

9. "The things you own."

Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection —u/Amenra7

10. "Any character, no matter how 'cool' or how 'well written' they are."

Universal / Courtesy Everett Collection —u/TammyIsTired

11. "Other people's interests. Don’t be a chameleon."

Screen Gems / Courtesy Everett Collection —u/Affectionate_Tart_81

12. "The mistakes of your past."

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13. "Your romantic partner."

Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection —u/gorosheeta

14. "A brand you like."

NBC / Via giphy.com —u/SwiggityStag

15. "Being against things."

Lionsgate / Courtesy Everett Collection —u/Drbruur
"It really sets your life up to be nothing but negativity from what I've seen."—u/chickenbutthair

16. "A failure."

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17. "A quote. I see many reality TV contestants and social media influencers who do this."

Sony Pictures Releasing / Via giphy.com —u/1BoiledCabbage

18. "Being nice. I mean, you should try to be a good person, but you can't make everyone else happy, all at once, all of the time, and if you try to, you'll just make yourself miserable."

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection —u/Bellsar_Ringing

19. "Anything that you can phrase in the form 'I'm an X.'"

NBC / Via giphy.com —u/Puzzled_Cheetah8390

What else belongs on this list? Let us know in the comments!

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.

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