How to Deal with Jerks Like A Gentleman DOs & DON'Ts

About this video

The Gazette team provides strategies for dealing with difficult people in your life. They distinguish between clueless jerks who don’t realize their behavior is problematic and unrepentant jerks who know but don’t care, then offer tailored approaches for each type depending on power dynamics in the relationship.

Key takeaways

• The Gazette team recommends first assuming someone is a ‘clueless jerk’ and addressing their behavior privately and non-confrontationally, focusing on the behavior rather than attacking their character
• The Gazette team argues that with unrepentant jerks, your options depend on power dynamics—if they have power over you, it’s best to distance yourself or leave; if equal, you can shun them or confront them directly
• The Gazette team suggests that not giving jerks attention or emotional reaction can be effective, though they acknowledge it requires significant self-discipline and willpower to execute

Episode details: published April 5, 2019 · 61K views · 10:10 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style guidance summarized here is the Gentleman’s Gazette team’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are theirs, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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