Wear loud and colorful prints and designs. Stand out when it comes to the things that you wear. Wear clothes that have polka-dots, animal print, or bright floral colors. The goal is to wear clothes that make you look interesting and different. Quirky colors include bright green, teal, pink, yellow, and purple. Mix different pieces to suit your personality. You can go to a thrift store to find clothes.
Wear unusual and artistic accessories. Make sure that your accessories match the quirky feeling of your clothing.
Find handbags, jewelry, and shoes that are also loud and unusual. You can also wear an uncommonly worn hat like a fedora or beret. Dress in things that make you happy. Choose clothes that you genuinely like, feel comfortable, and make you happy.
Let go of being self-conscious when it comes to your clothing. Dye your hair or have an alternative hairstyle.
To really stand out, dye your hair an unnatural color like purple or green. You could even add some streaks. If dying your hair isn't your thing, you can shave the sides of your head, cut your hair short, or rock bangs. Did you know you can get expert answers for this article? Unlock expert answers by supporting wikiHow. Support wikiHow by unlocking this expert answer.
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God o' Quirk Dec 28, Many of us have been through events in life that we tend to think detract from our worth, making us less complete or less capable. But in reality, the opposite is often true: When we process our painful circumstances—past traumas or current mental health issues—it can make us all the stronger, more empathic, and more driven.
It opens the person up to possibilities that they did not see before and it can make them more sensitive and helpful to those who are suffering. In almost all cases, those who experience post-traumatic growth develop a greater appreciation for life in general and that radiates into everything they do.
This is idea is explored in detail in the book Supersurvivors , which tells the stories of people who not only recover from trauma but who morph it into intense drive and accomplishment in life. So don't think of your "negative" personality traits as wholly negative — there are likely upsides to them.
Again, while personal growth is great and necessary, don't therapize all your quirks away. They may actually come in handy. This is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by clicking here. More From Forbes. Jul 31, , am EDT. Jul 24, , pm EDT. Jul 10, , am EDT. Jul 9, , am EDT. Jul 7, , pm EDT. Male fiddler crabs have one enormous fighting claw with which they fend off rival males.
Female fiddler crabs are attracted to males with the largest claws, as they have the best fighting ability. If a male fiddler crab loses his claw in a fight, he is able to regrow an almost identical one. This new claw is the same length, but has less mass and is a less effective weapon than the original. Female fiddler crabs only choose their mate based on the length, and not the mass , of the male's claw, so they are unable to truly tell which are the best fighters.
If the male crab lost his claw, there are probably better fighters around — but she wouldn't be able to tell. Claw length is the key trait that matters to a female fiddler crab, so it's a bit like men only looking for a certain waist-to-hip ratio, or women focusing only on height.
Baby names can come in and out of fashion in a way that suggests we have a strong anti-conformist streak Credit: Michal Bialozej. Some sneaky fiddler crab males are then manipulating the focused attention of the females to disguise the fact that they are losers. Where there is such reliance on one cue to determine quality it becomes possible to act dishonestly. Where novelty is valued, it's much harder to be dishonest, says Dixson. How is novelty valued in humans?
For men, thick brows, facial hair and square jaws are an example of a phenotype that signals for high testosterone levels.
In an evolutionary sense, it is an advantage for women, like with the fiddler crabs, to mate with the strongest, most capable men. The recent popularity of beards among men has been used to coin the term " peak beard ", which suggests facial hair might be on its way out. Is the same anti-conformist bias the driver behind peak beard? One study from shows that after seeing lots of bearded faces, women will find clean-shaven men more attractive and vice versa. This has been observed in the turnover of popular baby names.
Where our ancestors might have chosen common names for their universality, modern popular baby names quickly go out of fashion — as if the fact that a name's popularity makes it unpopular again.
When it comes to naming our children, we have an anti-conformist bias. It might be too soon to say we have reached peak beard, or maybe, like with waist-to-hip ratios, there's just something attractive about beards that cannot be explained with genetics. The articles and films were written by William Park. The films were animated by Michal Bialozej and produced by Dan John. Join one million Future fans by liking us on Facebook , or follow us on Twitter or Instagram. If you liked this story, sign up for the weekly bbc.
Modern Love Psychology. Why 'quirky' people are attractive. Share using Email. By William Park. There are some universal standards of beauty, so why has evolution not made us all beautiful? When it comes to attraction, originality can pay off. You might also like: Why you don't really have a 'type' What your name says about you How to sound more attractive But why are some traits, like an hourglass figure, seemingly universally preferred?
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