{"id":2874,"date":"2015-04-20T08:41:03","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T08:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/?p=2874"},"modified":"2015-04-22T07:18:22","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T07:18:22","slug":"coping-with-bellends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/2015\/04\/20\/coping-with-bellends\/","title":{"rendered":"Coping with Bellends"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hear, on a daily basis, probably hourly basis, people – complaining about people.
\nSome of it just first-world-problemesc.<\/p>\n

\"bellends\"<\/a><\/p>\n

First thing to do<\/strong> – be open to the possibility that you’re a bellend and just as bad.<\/span>
\nElbert, in the picture above had it right. He actually meant ‘bellend’ when he said ‘fool’ in the quote.
\nI’m open as possible to the possibility that I’ve been a bellend or a bit of a twit.\u00a0 In fact, I’m probably being one right now.
\nSome of the worst people I know, spend most of their time complaining about other people. A trip to Peru and some Ayahuasca <\/a>would help in this scenario.
\nIs it a case that everyone else is a bit of a nob and that you are morally superior?\u00a0 Have a think about it<\/p>\n

Second thing<\/strong> – Accept that every demographic, every society, is full of ‘bad’ people.\u00a0 It can’t be\u00a0 helped.<\/span>
\nIf the ‘bad’ people aren’t running around with weapons\u00a0slaughtering everyone (like in somewhere like Sudan (recently watched ‘Machine Gun Preacher’)); then you are pretty lucky and don’t have, in a relative sense.\u00a0Much to moan about.
\nThis is related to the 99 problems part of this blog post.<\/a>\u00a0Everyone has 1 big problem – I once overheard someone complaining about the road tax on her Bentley and Range Rover.\u00a0 You lose perspective easily, it’s just human nature and will depend on your environment and the people you associate with.\u00a0\u00a0 You probably don’t have much to moan about; have a think about it, are these people that<\/em> bad on a global scale of things?
\nBe thankful for the people you don’t have to deal with on a daily basis, and all the other ‘good stuff’:<\/p>\n

\"Gratitude-typography\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Last thing – <\/strong>ignore the media
\n<\/span>Lots of newspapers etc. are sold\u00a0on the basis of making people angry. Usually white middle class people.\u00a0\u00a0Read a\u00a0left wing media source, as well as a right(ish) wing one, to get a balance.\u00a0 Nightcrawler is a great\u00a0film to watch too; makes you think about the media we consume.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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