3 Common Life Lessons You Should Unlearn (Then Re-Learn)

We each learn a lot of lessons throughout our lifetime.
Many are taught to us by our parents, authority figures or peers. But we also absorb a great deal through children's programming when we're young and other forms of entertainment as we grow.

These lessons to live by can be imparted directly through teachings, but many are absorbed by observing behaviors and responses to others' lived or hypothetical experiences.

We also create our own lessons through positive and negative occurrences, as well as the vicarious experiences of those around us.
But not every lesson is worth learning. And not every rule remains appropriate throughout all of life's phases.

As we progress through life, we sometimes find the things we learned turned out to be less than helpful. They can range from incorrect but benign to actively destructive to yourself and others.

They may have good intentions, but there are plenty of expressions that are popular yet misunderstood. So it's time to unlearn these 3 life lessons and replace them with something better.