As you grow up, you start to notice that there are little things one can do to make everyone’s life easier. More often than not, these aren’t exactly laws and regulations, just emotional intelligence and life experience all rolled into one.
Someone asked “What's an 'unwritten rule' of life that everyone should know about?” and netizens shared their best examples. So get comfortable as you read through, upvote your favorites, and share your own examples in the comments below. And if you want to see some other examples, check out our other article on unwritten rules of life.
#43
Respect the atmosphere of the room you walk into. If it's quiet, you will be quiet. If it's louder, you can be loud.
Report
78points
#44
Most of our learning comes about through making painful mistakes.
76points
#46
If your wife says she doesn't need presents you still buy her presents.
76points
#47
You are not the main character. Your actions affect everyone around you as well.
Report
76points
#48
Mood and feelings are like the weather. "I've found that it's of some help to think of one's moods and feelings about the world as being similar to weather. Here are some obvious things about the weather: It’s real. You can't change it by wishing it away. If it's dark and rainy it really is dark and rainy and you can't alter it. It might be dark and rainy for two weeks in a row. But. It will be sunny one day. In the same way that one has to accept the weather, so one has to accept how one feels about life sometimes. "Today's a c**p day," is a perfectly realistic approach. It's all about finding a kind of mental umbrella. "Hey-ho, it's raining inside: it isn’t my fault and there's nothing I can do about it, but sit it out. But the sun may well come out tomorrow and when it does, I shall take full advantage."
Report
75points
#49
Not all rules are blindly meant to be followed.
74points
#50
Relationships (romantic, familial, friendly, work) are compromise. If you're not willing to help the world around you, don't be surprised when the world doesn't help you in return.
Report
61points
Life is full of nuances that can make our interactions smoother, and recognizing these subtleties is key to emotional intelligence. An excellent starting point is to 'read the room,' an unwritten rule that goes back to the days of thievery but has found its place in modern social settings.
Understanding these implicit social cues is vital, much like the 'unspoken conventions' discussed in our exploration of common life guidelines.
