One usually comes across certain kind of people, who are just bundles of ego and always think that they know best and are right. Moreover, they show no signs of incipient intelligence. It is frustrating to reason with them since all they understand is the language of right and wrong. How can one deal with such people without impairing the relationship? - they can not be avoided!
2007-01-26 16:53:35 · 13 answers · asked by relative_morality 1 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
One usually comes across certain kind of people, who are just bundles of ego and always think that they know best and are right. Moreover, they show no signs of incipient intelligence. It is frustrating to reason with them since all they understand is the language of right and wrong. How can one deal with such people without impairing the relationship? - they can not be avoided or ignored.
The idea here is to have a win-win relationship given the challenges decribed above. I am open to the idea of modifying behavior in sync with the above described personality - without, of course, impairing or diluting one's own natural personality significantly (or, if possible, at all).
2007-02-03 16:32:36 · update #1
Enjoy taking their money.
2007-02-02 09:59:42 · answer #1 · answered by hebb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-06 16:08:03 · answer #2 · answered by Shasta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No offence but who's to say they haven't used their brain or aren't intelligent just because they think they are right and you are wrong? I know some incredibly intelligent - educated -experienced people who simply are not asking questions about everything all the time. They have done their research, they have answered their questions and they believe what they believe in, in a very absolute way.
Consider that perhaps they simply don't feel they can go through life changing beliefs with every passing revelation; and consider they also respect that you between you and them, on whatever subject you differ, you will not agree.
If neither of you can exist that way and not impair the relationship, then their isn't one, but if they are able to exist in that circumstance then maybe they have already answered your question. In other words, challenging them is not impairing the relationship in their eyes!
2007-02-03 13:45:02 · answer #3 · answered by cab99smilin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the time when we have a criticism of another it is because we have looked inside ourselves and found something there that we don't like in ourselves, and we project that onto the other and then criticize the other. So before you pass judgment on anther's intelligence, consider a few things. First, are you being an insufferable prig thinking you are so much more intelligent than they that you can pass such judgment? Second, does it really matter, in the greater scheme of things, whether they are more or less obnoxious than you? Third, why is this bothering you? Fourth, accept the universe as it is...and accept others as you would have others accept you. Honor yourself and you will automatically honor others.
2007-01-28 19:31:16 · answer #4 · answered by judgebill 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you talkin' about ME ? I think sometimes less-intelligent people feel inferior to more intelligent ones and they unintentionally have some ego-related response to their realization of this fact. Maybe they wish they were as smart as you and know they never will be and they wish they had YOUR respect so they TRY to impress you with things they say or do in hopes of gaining that respect from you...although it usually looks like they're being egotistical and ignorant. I really think they're just trying to win your admiration. I was like this with my previous boss. I knew he was intelligent and I'm less intelligent. Well, that's obvious because he was the boss and I had a "lower" position...showing that I'm somewhat less intelligent, in a sense. But, I wanted his respect...I wanted him to like me but I think I just kept turning him off because of my need for this. I would try to express myself in ways hoping that he'd see that I wasn't so dumb...but I don't think this was successful. For a while there, I thought I was getting through to him, but in the end...maybe not. We don't work together anymore. Guess I'll never know. I don't know why I wanted this person to respect me so much...I just did. I still think about it sometimes.
2007-01-31 17:06:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ignorance is bliss. If they dont use their brains, even if you quote facts from the encyclopedia, you wont win the argument still.
so, ignore- you know you are right, his or her ego wont take that away frm you.
2007-01-27 00:09:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anna D 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if this happen to me, i will just tell myself that they are just dumb and stupid. so, leave them alone and don't be bothered with them as long as you are not affected by them in anyway. besides, it is their problem and not yours, so why get angry for them. you know some people are only trying to annoy you by confusing you and making you not able to concentrate on your things etc. give them warning and ask them to go away. if they persist, call the police. for me, i might even trash them up.
2007-01-26 17:08:24 · answer #7 · answered by A Wholesome Heart Loves C F 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if they're really stupid you can just aim mean jokes at them and they laugh with you! i do it all the time to this b**** i know and my cousin who's a F***ing dumb a**
2007-01-29 20:34:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
let them go on thinking their all that and just do what u got do and dont let them bother u.
2007-01-26 16:59:21 · answer #9 · answered by Badduck100 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RUUNNNN!!! before you end up in the loony bin!
2007-02-03 03:08:33 · answer #10 · answered by LadyLee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋