Tips and tricks on being popular

School is about to start. Actually there is still a long time but when it does open we are in for drama. Friendship dramas happen all the time and one thing that people worry and want to do is to become popular. Let's brainstorm some of the most common thoughts and ideas on becoming popular:

What does it mean to be popular

- "Addicted" to TikTok

- Have many social media accounts

- High EQ

- Many friends

- Very likeable

How do you become popular?

- Learn trendy dances

- Have many social media account

- Buys a lot of trendy stuff

- Very "modern"

These examples above are a type of popularity that people often try to become. These ideas are negative ideas which don't help you at all. Popularity doesn't require money, social media accounts, trend knowledge it just requires you. Here are my tips and tricks to be popular:

1.Don't try to be popular

Trying to be popular is wrong. When you seek the opportunity to impress your friends , we often will say fake compliments to get what we want to hear from them. Sometimes we will do things that famous influencers do and that is not accepting who you are. These activities increases our ego. Behaving like this may impress your friends for a short period of time but after a long time people see what you are trying to do.

2.Be yourself

It is a mistake pretending to be someone you are not. When we try to please others expectations we have a guilty feeling in us and as people get to know you more they soon will see through this. If we learn and understand about who we are, we allow our unique personality to come out it will naturally attract people.

3.Have a big heart and reduce your ego

Learn to have a big heart when dealing with your friends, forget the small mistakes but always be grateful for the good contributions they make. If we constantly judge others with our critical mind, people will feel slighted or even insulted. Be appreciative towards the positive qualities of others because then they will act the same way as you did to them.

Don't try to impress your friends through appearing to be wise or dropping names and important achievements to them. When you enlarge your ego, you only increase your popularity within yourself. Let actions speak louder than words.

5.Be humorous

To gain popularity you need to not take ourselves too seriously. Humour is one of the most significant attributes that people appreciate and like in others.This does not mean we have to be a comedian with a long list of jokes; in fact we should be careful of boring people with a long monologue of lame and tiring jokes (no one enjoys that).

Being popular isn't necessarily being trendy and fashionable it is being you. Popularity won't necessarily change your life. I hope this will help you and fix all the friendship dramas!