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3 Little Tricks to Deal With People Who Offend You
Something that we struggle with daily, that eats us up and causes stress and anger: annoying people.
You know those people: they cut in line, are rude to you in the office or at the restaurant, cut you off in traffic, talk loudly about obnoxious things, play loud music when you’re trying to concentrate, interrupt you, and so on.
These offenses are violations of the way you think people should act. And so it burns you up. Don’t worry, I’m the same way.
If you just keep letting these offensive people get to you, you’ll always be mad or annoyed. Life won’t be very good. But it’s something you can learn to deal with.
I have to admit I’m not perfect at this, but here are three strategies I use that are helpful: Leo Babauta, continue reading
Brené Brown on Blame
Book recommendation: The Great Zen Buddhist Teacher Thich Nhat Hanh on How to Do “Hugging Meditation”
“When we hug, our hearts connect and we know that we are not separate beings.” Read about this book here
What the Dalai Lama Taught Daniel Goleman About Emotional Intelligence
Two decades before Daniel Goleman first wrote about emotional intelligence in the pages of HBR, he met his holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at Amherst College, who mentioned to the young science journalist for the New York Times that he was interested in meeting with scientists. Read the HBR article here
Smile, breathe, and go slowly!
