Some key takeaways from our discussion on social cognition:

  • Popularity shouldn’t be important
  • Be nice, then popular
  • Popularity makes people think that they are more important than others
  • Be yourself
  • Be nice
  • Think about others
  • Don’t be someone you’re not (always be yourself)
  • Love yourself — Don’t change just because you want others to like you
  • Think about your actions and words
  • Funny and nice should be the path to popularity
  • Popularity can change people’s decisions
  • People should not be defined by just one category/group

All excellent insights, but not always easy to achieve. It takes hard work!