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Dealing with Negative People

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Summary of the video: Constantly removing people who irk you from your life is not a magic pill to solve your problem. Rather, it reveals that you still need to master your mind . Understand that negative people have a right to their own perspective and that their circumstances moulded them into who they are today. They are fully responsible for their own problems and actions, not you. It is not your responsibility to fix their problems , even if they come to you for advice, and especially if they have no intention to change or often come up with excuses not to resolve their issues. You may offer your advice, but it is ultimately up to them to act on it. You decide how much of the process you want to participate in. Say, "Take my advice, and do as you wish." Because they will. Offer them the responsibility . Ask when appropriate, "What have you tried? What haven't you tried? What are your options? What do you think you can do about it?" Adjust your ...

The Politics of Heroes

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I like superheroes. I really do. So when faced with the challenge of deciding which hero to stand behind, I am at a loss. As you probably know by now, the two major superhero comic book and graphic novel companies are DC and Marvel. They both have their niche areas: DC is more dark and gritty and is not afraid to dig out the dirty details of the heroes' past. On TV, the cartoons appear cute and innocent (e.g. Teen Titans) enough until you are horrified by the actual truths about those characters when you grow older. They make great TV franchises but sub-par movies (with occasional exceptions like The Dark Knight trilogy). They keep rebooting Superman and Batman until the audience are forced to recognise and accept their existence. Honestly, I really liked The Justice League cartoons and had hoped for a Justice League movie for a long time. I even went ahead to read other DC comic series and coincidentally chanced upon The Legion of Superheroes series after catchin...