Joseph Brodsky Explains Perfectly How to Deal With Critics and Detractors in Your Life | James Clear



Joseph Brodsky Explains Perfectly How to Deal With Critics and Detractors in Your Life | James Clear



The impact of negativity is magnified when we talk about it, no matter what we say. We breathe life into poor decisions, bad ideas, and evil people by discussing them over and over again. You wouldn’t want to waste all of your meals on junk food. Why waste your thoughts on junk ideas and your energy on junk people?

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