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No one cares as much as you think.

Alex Mathers
2 min readFeb 9, 2025

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No one really gives a s#it.

Your greatest hurdle right now is thinking that other people might judge you. It stops you showing up in any form.

I can’t tell you how much of my life has been spent worrying about what others think of me.

It has often stopped me doing things I could have done had I not felt this.

But here’s the secret: When people judge you, they are always judging themselves.

The need to put you down only comes from a place of insecurity.

Because that way, there is a perceived gap in ‘status’ that makes them feel elevated.

But status is an illusion.

Their focus is on themselves, never on you. No one with any true connection to themselves has a need to criticise harshly.

Understanding this sets you free. No one is really concerned about you.

Don’t fall for it.

Don’t feel bad about it.

It’s a good thing. They are far, far more concerned about themselves.

They are distracted by themselves.

And you are here to make others feel better.

It was never about you anyway.

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Alex Mathers
Alex Mathers

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