Dao of War: How to Defeat Jerks and Idiots

It never fails.

There’s always some chump who specializes in dumping his insecurities, anger, fear, and corrupted self-image onto your lap. As soon as he walks into the building, his presumptuousness, ego, and arrogance wafts through the halls like three week old sushi remains. It’s not fun.

But really, it’s not him that makes you hate getting up in the morning. It’s not not him that makes you hesitate that one extra moment before you swipe your FOB key card. What makes your life miserable is the fact that after some conditioning, you start second guessing yourself. You start wondering what YOU did to “attract” him into your life. You start wondering if you really resemble some of his hurled accusations.

It’s like when Elaine told Seinfeld that she wanted to date “Mr. Worst Breaker Upper.” She just had to see what all the women were so distraught about after they stopped dating this guy. After a while, Elaine dumps him saying he had no features that would crush a woman’s heart. He was unattractive, not witty, not even kind. As he walks out, under his breath, he mutters, “So long, ‘forehead!’”

At first, Elaine brushed off the remark.

Then, over the balance of the show, she ends up desperately seeking reassurance from every friend and every mirror that her forehead wasn’t gargantuan.

So how do you break this cycle? How do you break jerks and idiots?

You may find the answer surprising…

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