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5 Self-absorbed Habits People Mindlessly Do — Learn These Signs to Never Be an Ass

In lieu of — the “anti-bucket” list that I was challenged to

Natalie
6 min readOct 31, 2022
Photo by DS stories: https://www.pexels.com/photo/word-never-combined-of-scrabble-tiles-6005514/

Two words I take special care to not use are always and never — if possible. I hope I can always have the option to choose whether I should take an action or not based on where life leads me, never hurting others or myself.

Thank you, Blogs by J for challenging me to participate in the anti-bucket list. I wanted to find a sincere way to use the word “never” without saying, “I would never….Annie Trevaskis did true justice to why some of us can’t say it. Hope you’ll check out her brilliant essay.

So, without further ado — here is my spin-off of the anti-bucket list challenge!

➺ 5 things people do that I aim and hope to never do!

1. Not returning your 🛒— to the grocery cart thingamajig

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Just walk your cart right where it belongs, please. It’s exasperating how lazy people can be who refuse to walk their carts where it belongs. It’ll take you less than a minute — I timed it! (I…

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