Trolls
I was going through Seth’s blog today, and found a post titled Trolls. Here it is
Lots of things about work are hard. Dealing with trolls is one of them. Trolls are critics who gain perverse pleasure in relentlessly tearing you and your ideas down. Here’s the thing(s):
1. trolls will always be trolling
2. critics rarely create
3. they live in a tiny echo chamber, ignored by everyone except the trolled and the other trolls
4. professionals (that’s you) get paid to ignore them. It’s part of your job.
“Can’t please everyone,” isn’t just an aphorism, it’s the secret of being remarkable.
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/10/trolls.html
Trolls are extremely hard to communicate with, can suck the soul out of you, and kill ambition. In order to spot and avoid one, you have to have known a troll. The experience will simply cue you into the patterns, and let you detect a troll. Sometime it can be harder, since some of the trolls do not start their trolling until verifying that the territory is safe for their wrong doings, after which they show their true nature. Having to work with them, or worse have them as a friend, or even worse as a soul mate is extremely bad for your energy and ambitions. After knowing several trolls I’ve realized if you ever get into circumstance where you see one on daily basis (or almost), it is best to keep all of your dreams, plans and ambitions to yourself, and only share them with closest people who you trust. When the time is right, let the troll go.
In the professional environment things are different, and I cannot say how they are.
In the book Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (which applies not only to money but to everything else), states that you must completely surround yourself with harmonious people, and do things that bring you joy as much as possible. Obviously, sometimes you have to do what have to do, but if you got a few spare hours, don’t waste them watching TV or YouTube. Do something you really enjoy. Going back to the Trolls, you have to separate yourself from them and completely shut off your mind, so their negativity and blood sucking activity does not impact you.
PS
Add Seth to your read. His posts are insightful, inspiring and come from the heart.
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