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TheBertinator3000 t1_jchitec wrote

Sure, but that's trickier.

You can't see what's going on in their head, so it's really difficult to know whether you're actually correct or if you're missing something.

And, even if you are right, it's really tricky to know what you should do with that information. It's probably inadvisable to use it negatively against someone. And, even if you're trying to help, knowing what's wrong is very different than knowing how to effectively help someone fix the problem. Helping is an entirely different skillset than figuring out what's wrong.

So yes, it can be helpful, but analyze/diagnose other people with great caution and at your own peril.

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TooOldForThis34 t1_jch9fdd wrote

Don’t fool yourself. You see yourself as McChicken but everyone sees you as Zelanoff with this half-baked attitude.

Everybody hates you, and you also have no money/rep, so nobody respects you.

But hey — why try working on your anger problems, when you can bully those who are weaker than you.

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KoalaBears8 t1_jch9crc wrote

That’s what makes a good med student or surgeon. Or air traffic controller. If you make a mistake, you learn from it and don’t let it happen again. All of the good doctors out there have killed somebody before.

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TheBertinator3000 t1_jch6iul wrote

When I was figuring out my life, it helped me to read into these concepts, and try to understand them better.

Almost by definition, you won't be aware when you're doing most of these, at the start. But learning to understand how they work, coupled with a general mindfulness practice, can help you get better at recognizing when you're falling victim to them.

This post isn't a good "how to get started" guide, but it's a nice list of concepts that are worth your time to read up on.

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