5 Signs You Might Be an Asshole

"If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole." -Raylan Givens

1. Are You Never Wrong?

We all know that nobody, no matter how brilliant they are, is right 100% of the time. We are all human, we all make mistakes. But I would be willing to bet we all know people who THINK they're always right, and are unwilling to ever admit they were wrong in any way...even after getting slapped in the face with facts. Step back for a second and think of the last time you were wrong about something. Be it big or small, when is the last time your point of view was changed or you goofed up? Can't think of anything? You might be an asshole. Open your mind a little bit, it's the only way to grow and learn new things.

2. Is Everyone Out to Get You?

Just like the quote says, if everywhere you go it seems like people have a problem, or an attitude...maybe it's for a reason. If you constantly feel like everyone is out to get you, maybe it's you. What is it about you that is causing so many people to act that way? Try to be objective and imagine you're in the shoes of someone you're interacting with...imagine someone says to you the things you say to other people. You might find some offensive patterns of behaviors and speech that are causing everyone to have a problem with you. The "victim" mindset is indeed a way of being an asshole.

3. Are You a Hipster?

Joking...but in all seriousness...do you only listen to/ watch/ use things that aren't mainstream, simply because they aren't? If you do, you are being dictated by society just as much as people who like mainstream things. The reason why? You are still letting society tell you what NOT to like...and as a result probably miss out on some pretty cool and interesting things because you're too good to try a couple things that might be really popular. While I do prefer to embrace my unique side, and hang around people who like unusual things that doesn't mean anything mainstream is automatically bad (admittedly a lot of it is). This is a condescending way to act because it gives out the impression that you are better than everyone who likes anything mainstream...you aren't.


4. Are Your Jokes Usually At Other People's Expense?

Everyone loves funny people, myself included. Life is just better when you're smiling and laughing, and so is your health (from the dopamine that gets released). When all your jokes - or your confidence - come from getting a laugh at other people's expense, you're being an asshole. There are lots of other ways to be funny, no need to bash other people...especially when they haven't done anything to you. Even if you get a few laughs this way, you still come off as a jerk.

5. Are You All Talk?

When you're talking to people do you interrupt them a lot? Do you constantly turn the conversation into something about you (They tell you about their vacation in Italy and you respond with a long overview of how much you liked it when YOU went to Rome, how cool the Vespa was you rented, how awesome the food was...and completely overshadow what they were saying.) Nobody likes to be interrupted, and these are all red flags that maybe your an asshole when having conversations. Listening is just as important as talking when speaking to someone...we all like to feel heard. Assholes don't care if the other person is heard or not, they would just rather talk about themselves and their own opinions all day instead.


Treat people as you would like to be treated.  Karma's only a bitch if you are.  ~Unknown