why you should believe that you can be the exception.
4 min readJun 19, 2019
There are no exceptions to the rule that everybody likes to be an exception to the rule.(Charles Osgood)
This quotation is excellent and correct because it warns us of dangerous wishful thinking. Every smoker (that includes me) knows that. People tell themselves that although many smokers suffer from cancer, they are indeed among those who are lucky and get off scot-free.