Ignoring the Dumb
I am amazed at how certain things lodge in my head and will not let go. If I see or hear a comment or remark and think it is wrong, stupid, or incomplete I have an almost irresistible urge to correct or argue with it. Naturally, this is extremely abrasive. I have tried to cut away at the cynical side of myself but still find it ridiculously hard to just let stuff go by without adding my two cents. Worse, when I do let it pass it sticks in my head and bothers me the rest of the day. I find it almost easier to tolerate people ignoring me entirely or writing me off as a cynical jerk than to just shut up and leave it alone. Ah well. I suppose it is just one more personality quirk to work out.