There are fights you cannot win. Last week I was working with someone who thought they knew what they were doing, and they were mostly right. I could’ve pointed out the mistakes they were making, but I chose not to. I knew it in the moment; the only thing I’d accomplish is an argument.
This person wouldn’t learn from it; they would take offense to it. It didn’t affect the outcome of the case. So I decided not to engage.
If it isn’t going to change the outcome, it’s often better not to act even though that can be difficult. My son will argue up-and-down about a bad call made by a referee or umpire, but for all his fussing and fuming, it changes nothing. Worse than that, it does change something. It changes him, and his approach to his next at bat.
Consider instead, giving a little space,a little time. You may find you don’t need to engage, and all it will do is make you stressed out and angry.
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