“Think
of those people or places where negativity clouds the space like fog on a warm
spring day. What can you do to cancel out the noise?”
Hearing others express negativity can be annoying, especially if
it is something that happens on a regular basis. If it is a one-time thing where strangers are
involved, I tend to just remove myself from the area if at all possible. If I
can’t remove myself, I usually suffer though it because it isn’t worth the
grief and heartache to have a confrontation. If I’m alone, I will put some
earbuds in and try to distract my brain from hearing the negativity around me.
There are several things I do to fight negativity when it
surrounds me at the workplace.
I try not to hang around places that breed negativity such as a
teacher’s lounge when it starts.
I try not to hang around people who are constantly negative. I
like to surround myself with positive people.
Sometimes these positive people may have a negative attitude but it
usually isn’t a common practice.
If someone approaches me with a negative opinion and they want
me to agree with it, I usually try to stay neutral. I don’t want to feed a
negative attitude with a negative attitude. I may try to say that I haven’t
made up my mind yet or I’m still thinking about it.
If I strongly disagree with someone with a negative opinion, I
may voice my own opinion in hopes to change their opinion.
I may try to bring humor into the situation to diffuse the
negativity.
What do you do when you encounter negativity? Please share.
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