The best defense against people who dislike you is to like yourself. When you are confident in yourself, that confidences radiates and other people notice.  Self-confidence comes from knowing that you are good enough (self-esteem) and that you are capable (self-efficacy).  Do an inventory to identify things about yourself that you are confident in versus things that make you self-conscious or insecure. You can start by making a list of all the things you are good at, and a list of things you struggle with. Consider all types of things, like making people laugh, cooking, sticking to a schedule, keeping promises, dancing, etc. You might categorize these things into groups like "social," "emotional," "physical," "cognitive," or others that are important to you. Focus on improving negative thoughts and negative "self talk" (the things you say to yourself in your head), especially on the areas that you feel that you are not good at. When you find yourself doubting your ability or thinking negatively, reframe it. Instead of thinking, "I am so bad at math," think about how good you are at looking for details and solving problems, and say to yourself, "I can conquer this math problem!" The term "disliked" is not very specific. If you think of someone or something you "dislike," you might really be feeling emotions like ambivalence, disgust, distrust, fear, hurt, resentment, jealousy, or any myriad of combinations of these or other negative emotions.  If your goal is to reduce the negative feelings someone has for you, you have to identify why it is that you are disliked. Then, you can work on improving that particular area for that particular person.  For example, if someone dislikes you because she feels you come on too strong, you can try to tone it down around that person. Or if someone dislikes you because you often break your commitments, you can work on being more consistent and keeping your word. Pinpointing why you are disliked might also reveal a simple truth: often times people dislike you for reasons that have nothing to do with you. It is entirely unfair, but completely normal. A person may dislike you because you remind them of someone, because they are just a negative person, or because they are jealous of you-- or a number of other reasons! Sometimes realizing that someone's reasons for disliking you are superficial, absurd, or simply irrelevant to you can help you accept being disliked for what it really is. If others dislike you at school, work, church, home, or any other place in particular, and you cannot figure out why on your own, you might consider asking someone you trust to help you figure out why.  Someone who likes you but will be honest with you is best!  Let them know that you are trying to understand why others dislike you, and that you need some feedback from someone who knows you well. Your trusted friend can help you to recognize the reasons (or lack of reasons) why others might dislike you, and then help you to focus on your own acceptance of the situation.
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One-sentence summary -- Build self-confidence. Identify the root of why you are disliked. Ask someone you trust.

Article: Punning is all about plays on words, or, to phrase it another way, about making jokes that connect things not obviously connected. Thinking in this way and seeing those connections, however, is rarely natural, and must be trained through effort. To train your mind to connect unrelated topics and be more aware of opportunities for pun, you might: (1) Make one list of things you've experienced throughout the day and another list of things you've heard about from the news, other media, or conversation.(2) Between the two lists, try to draw a connection between the first item on each. Then draw a connection between the second items.(3) Continue relating items until one, or both, lists are exhausted. Making a list can help with this practice, though you can do it in your head any time you like. Take an event that has happened to you recently and consider it in terms of another, unrelated event. For example:  "I went out to eat seafood last night. It was rough. I've never had to work so hard at a restaurant in my life! When I reached into a dish of clams, I think I pulled a mussel." "Every day, I walk my dog. And every day, when we walk by this hot dog joint, he just goes crazy! I guess that's what they mean when they say dogs are territorial." While you may have just met the person you are speaking with, it's likely that within a few minutes you'll have some information about him, his family, and his background. In other cases you might know the person you are talking to quite well, which can turn into ammunition for your puns. Keep these things in mind, and when trying to make a pun, see if you can work this information into your joke. Knowing a little about guitars, you might make a pun on guitar names with your more musical friends. For example: "Did you hear about the woman on trial for beating her husband with his guitar collection? The judge asked her, 'First offender?' She said, 'No, first a Gibson! Then a Fender!' " It's true, you can love a thing too much, and if this is the case with your romance with puns, you might want to choose your punning moments carefully. Unless you are a pun genius, the people around you may become annoyed or frustrated at constant punning. You may want to postpone making a pun until you have an exceptionally good one, like comedian Colin Mochrie, who said: "Today, well-known mob hitman Johnny Two-Shoes admitted that he was once hired to kill a cow in a rice field using only two small porcelain figurines. Police reports indicate that this is the only known incident of a Knick-Knack Paddy Whack."
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Connect unrelated concepts. Use your real life experiences. Utilize your background knowledge. Execute your puns without being excessive.