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Stop Getting Pissed Off at Your Nemesis
They can’t stand it when you chill out.
Just once, I’d like a cool arch nemesis. Wouldn’t you? Something out of a Marvel movie. But no, we have to deal with lame foes like frenemies, asshole coworkers, and deadbeat cousins. Your arch nemesis might just be the aunt who buys a hundred birthday presents for your kid, even though you keep asking her to stop.
Or if you’re a professor, the occasional know-it-all student.
Honestly, it’s boring. And such a pain.
The worst nemesis is the skeptical colleague. The one who can’t just disagree with you and move on. They have to lean back and smirk. Adopt a certain tone. Bring the meeting to a complete halt.
They need the floor for a minute, guys. It’s going to take them a while to unpack and display their full disdain for whatever it is you just said. And it really pisses you off.
The skeptical colleague has to educate everyone. Specifically about the flaws in your ideas. Their criticism doesn’t even make sense. Like how do we know space aliens won’t show up and attack us if we go with your idea? Have you taken earthquakes into account, hmm?
