#2: You’re Training Yourself To Be Cruel
Of course you don’t think of it that way. But those quick-witted, sarcastic remarks that are so funny are mostly funny to you. Sure, the person you’re talking to might laugh and joke back, but they secretly sense a cutting truth behind the teasing. Or that the humor was trying to put them in their place. Neither feels good . . . and you’re imposing that discomfort on others over and over again.
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