2346: [Part 1] 3 Important Life Skills Nobody Ever Taught You by Mark Manson on How To Stop Taking Things Personally
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement
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How to Stop Taking Things Personally
An unfortunate side effect of our consciousness residing in our brains is that everything we experience in our lives involves us somehow. As a result, we tend to have an inherent bias towards assuming that pretty much everything that happens to us is actually about us. When people criticize you or reject you, it likely has way more to do with them their values, their priorities, their life situation than it does with you. It's this constant sense of deserving that turns you into an emotional vampire,. An anti social black hole that only consumes the energy and love of those around you without ever offering anything in return.
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