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4. Eat what you want. You’re a teenager! There is no need to be on some crazy “fruit and vegetable only” diet. This is the one time in your life when you can eat what you want without getting cellulite

5. Don’t pick your pimples. Save yourself the scars that result from picking acne because unlike pimples, scars don’t go away.

6. Think about what you say before you speak. Words can hurt. You never know the effect your words can have on someone else.

7. Kill them with kindness. The best revenge you can get is by killing your enemies with kindness– it gets them every time and takes much less energy than devising some master plan to make their lives miserable.

8. Have confidence. Walk with your head held high. Watch–confidence attracts.

9. Don’t obsess over social media. When you’re home watching a movie with your parents and everyone else is posting cute pics on Instagram and hashtagging their inside jokes, it can make you feel down. But trust me, the perfect Instagram picture does not mean the perfect night.

10. Don’t let a boy’s opinion define who you are. Boys can be immature in high school and it definitely does not feel good to hear that your crush ranked your looks as a 4 out of 10 or that the cute guy you made out with last night is telling people he doesn’t remember it. Often when guys are in a group setting, they say things they don’t mean in order to impress their friends. Roll it off your shoulder– there are tons of great guys waiting for you in college who will like you for who you are on the inside and the outside.

11. Educate yourself outside of your high school curriculum. Follow the news and read books that interest you. A world exists outside of the high school jungle and it’s nice to know a thing or two about it. And, reading before bed is the best way to fall asleep.

12. The popular kids in high school are not necessarily popular in life. Being invited to a party by a popular kid can feel like the best thing ever. But, high school is some weird alternate universe where the people who will get attention when it actually matters go completely unnoticed.

13. Pick yourself up and move on. I know that the smallest things in high school can feel like your world has been turned upside down. But, sometimes our world is turned upside down. Life is not easy. You have to learn to pick yourself up and remember that this will eventually pass

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