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How to respond to crazy people.
Once the specs Marcus Aurelius was referring to a particularly frustrating person. Some opponent who just would not or could not get the message. When he wrote you can hold your breath till they're blue in the face and they'll just go on doing it. There's an American expression along those same lines, Never Wrestle with a pig.
You just get dirty and the pig enjoys it. Both of these pieces of advice are worth remembering for the inevitable moments that we find ourselves in conflict or at Cross purposes. With one of those nutty obnoxious, stubborn jerks that make up a certain percentage of the population, although it's tempting to fight and argue with them. It rarely ends well, because you can't beat someone with nothing to lose and it's impossible to reason someone out of a position. They didn't reason.
Themselves, into the first place, takes great, skill to identify irrationality and emotional reactions. In other people takes a lot of confidence to avoid battling with someone acting out of Eco. It requires patience to endure their on slots and put up with them in your midst. But if you can, you'll preserve your happiness and live a much, less stressful life, it's not your job to change other people and even if it were crazy, doesn't want to
Changed learn how to walk away, learn how to deescalate, learn how to let other people be themselves and
you just do you too much easier life you can count on it.
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