Today was a fasting day.
My life at work has improved since : 1) I sold a big project 2) an extra layer (person) was introduced between my and the CEO. Although I am still confronted with many frustrations at least I have much less contact with my toxic CEO. In spite of her many failings I don't bear her any ill will. As long as I don't have anything to do with her and ideally if she could be CEO of a different company then I would be fine. In life there few more pointless and counterproductive feelings than resentment. It comes back to the great definition of stupidity by Carlo Cipolla in his book The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity. According to Cipolla the definition of stupidity is a person who produces losses to others while gaining nothing or even losing him or herself. That's exactly what bearing a grudge entails. Revenge does not create any value. Someone else's misfortune does not bring you benefits. If you feel slighted or annoyed by someone move on (unless its your wife in which case you have to sort it out before going to bed). Life is too short to hold on to negative emotions.
My life at work has improved since : 1) I sold a big project 2) an extra layer (person) was introduced between my and the CEO. Although I am still confronted with many frustrations at least I have much less contact with my toxic CEO. In spite of her many failings I don't bear her any ill will. As long as I don't have anything to do with her and ideally if she could be CEO of a different company then I would be fine. In life there few more pointless and counterproductive feelings than resentment. It comes back to the great definition of stupidity by Carlo Cipolla in his book The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity. According to Cipolla the definition of stupidity is a person who produces losses to others while gaining nothing or even losing him or herself. That's exactly what bearing a grudge entails. Revenge does not create any value. Someone else's misfortune does not bring you benefits. If you feel slighted or annoyed by someone move on (unless its your wife in which case you have to sort it out before going to bed). Life is too short to hold on to negative emotions.
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