Mistaken for Stupid? Use It to Your Advantage!

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When people think you’re stupid, you can run circles around them if you know how to use it to your advantage. Believe it or not, you can use it to deceive the dickens out of your bullies and lull them into a false sense of security. You can give them a feeling of mind-superiority and disarm any suspicions they may have.

Here’s one of the anti-bullying quotes I put on social media a few years back.

“When people mistake you for being stupid, it can really be a good thing if you know how to use it to your advantage. You can pull some sly, shady stuff and get away with it because no one would ever suspect it was you. They’d never think you were smart enough to pull it off!”

This is especially true with aggressive bullies because they’ll often rush in foolishly and make rash, off-the-cuff decisions that can get them in hot water. It also works on arrogant and overconfident bullies because the easier they think it is to abuse you, the easier it is for you to flip the script on them.

And if you want to move up any ladder but are low on the social hierarchy, appearing dumb can be the perfect cover! Look like a complete moron, and no one will ever suspect you have tricks up your sleeve.

When bullies deem you a dummy, they don’t perceive you as a threat. They may look down on you, yes. But they’ll likely leave you alone. Then when you finally put your plan into action and strike without warning, they’ll be caught unawares.

So let them think you’re a complete idiot and use it as a weapon against them and a boon for you.

Bullies may laugh at you behind your back, but if you know how to use it to your advantage, you’ll be the last one laughing!

I’ll explain this deeper in the next post!

0 thoughts on “Mistaken for Stupid? Use It to Your Advantage!

  1. SLM1975 says:

    I could never pull fast ones like that on my bullies at school. It worked when I treated my nasty manager at work like she had the plague 2 years ago.

  2. bullyingisnotariteofpassage says:

    People are mean in this world. Everything in school is about the clique and even online can be that way to a certain degree and bullies attack those they are jealous of. There is always going to be someone that tries to attack another person. My take is never underestimate anyone and many people are smarter than you think they are.I think sometimes we mistake “popular” people as being brilliant and that is not always the case they are just more out there. While quiet people, introverts get labeled as not being as smart and that is so not the case. But yes if you can fool them it can actually be in your best interest.

    • cheriewhite says:

      Absolutely. Psychologists call it “the Halo Effect” when someone has one positive trait, it is automatically assumed that all aspects of them are positive. On the opposite end of the spectrum, we also have “The Horns Effect,” where, if someone has one negative aspect, it is assumed that everything about the person is negative.

  3. Acid Kritana says:

    This is very true! In fact, often times I will act dumber than I am (so as I can have an advantage), or I just pretend I’m not listening (when I am) to get people to leave me alone. It’s works!

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