Being Realistic Research Paper

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Being realistic has always been the best route to take in life. It helps prevent hurt feelings as well as helping you solve wiry situations. Instead of daydreaming for a better ending, you're more capable of solving issues on your own. For instance, when you set yourself the mindset of being realistic, you will be able to conclude what the result of multiple issues will be. For example, my mother knew that if she was going to be stuck living her adolescent years in a poor neighborhood with a lazy mother, shed have to get up and start studying for a better future. Compared to my aunt who waited for her to score a rich man. As the years went by my mother kept knowing she had to earn her good life leading up to now. All her studying put her in a position as a hotel manager with no payment issues. As for my aunt, she never got her rich man and is now living in a small messy home. So if you become more realistic, you can be mentally prepared for what's to come. …show more content…
For example, when I liked a boy in my school who was sadly not single, I understood that my chances of dating him were slim to none. So when he told me he didn't feel the same way, I wasn't extremely heartbroken by his words. Because even though I liked him, I was realistic enough to know what would happen. In conclusion, being realistic can help you both mentally and physically. Nevertheless you to be more prepared for the bigger things in

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