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Rules and black & white thinking

On this website, I try to make it clear that every 'rule' is just a guideline. Even though some things I write might sound like a strict rule, it's not! It's advice. 

My goal is to give you ideas so you can try it out and see if you like it and if it works for your routine and your nails. Sounds pretty straight forward I hope.

But I've also noticed that in general, some people seem to have a 'black or white' or 'all or nothing' mindset. And to be completely honest, I sometimes struggle with it too sometimes! And I'm sure all these rules that people share about nail care and how to do your nails are meant well, and it probably falls into the category 'advice'. But to me, it sometimes comes across as "I do this, and this is the only right way, so you have to do it like this too, otherwise you're [fill in negative word]".

And that's just silly to me. I'd argue that even if there is a proven 'best way' of doing something... what if it doesn't feel right to you? Or what if you prefer the slightly inconvenient route?

I'm not even only talking just about nail polish. Something, anything can work for one person, and at the same time, it might not work for someone else. Something might work for someone at one day, and then another day they might want to do it differently. And that's okay!

Alright, this is getting vague, I know. All I'm trying to say is; you can be your own judge. Take every advice with a grain of salt. Try the things that sound good to you. If you like it, great! If you don't, also fine.

Why do we stop listening, interrupt someone and call someone 'wrong' just for doing something different than you would?

Maybe we can just... not judge people instantly and be mean about it if they have a different opinion?