14 Shitty Sayings

14 Shitty Sayings is a blog post on the blog Wait But Why by Tim Urban.
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The post examines 14 common sayings that Urban believes are flawed or irritating. 
The first one discussed is "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." Urban argues that the person doing the fooling should feel the shame, not the fooled person. He believes a better saying would be "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, get away from me."
Next, the phrase "It's deja vu all over again" annoys Urban because he has never experienced deja vu himself. Other problematic sayings are "I slept like a baby" since babies sleep restlessly, and "The only person you can trust is yourself" because Urban trusts others more than his own unreliable self.
Sayings like "I'll forgive but never forget" and "Don't be a stranger" also irritate Urban - the first for being an ominous way to forgive, and the second for only being said by people the author hopes not to see again. Other sayings the author takes issue with are "Life is short" for its depressing reminder of mortality, "The early bird catches the worm" for discriminating against night owls, and "Practice makes perfect" since practice can also highlight one's lack of skill.
Urvan also finds "A picture is worth 1,000 words" to be a gross exaggeration. He argues against "All good things come to those who wait" for being untrue, and dislikes when people say "We'll cross that bridge when we get there" rather than discussing an issue in the present. After all, why would you bring up a subject if you wanted to discuss it later? 
Through these examples, the post makes the case against relying on many common platitudes and sayings.
== Full post ==
https://waitbutwhy.com/2013/07/14-shitty-sayings.html