The 12 steps to true happiness

3. Refuse to be offended by opinions different than your own.

In our modern world, we’ve lost sight of this one! When someone disagrees with our viewpoint, we want to “unfriend” them, mock them, create a meme making fun of their point of view and do anything else we can to make them look foolish. Happy people take a different approach. They strive to learn from the different perspectives of others. They’re solid in their beliefs, but they’re not so rigid that they can’t still learn. They can have meaningful conversation and even constructive debate without getting furious or offended.