If you find yourself in the constant
presence of irksome individuals, you have to take extra measures
and learn how to deal with annoying people. Annoying
people come in different personalities, and not all of them
are even annoying in one particular way. That's why, if you
want to know how to deal with annoying people, you have
to identify what exactly about them galls you.
Some people may be annoying because
of their voices and how they speak. Some may just have an outlook
on life that gets you down and irritates you like crazy. Others
could just have an entire array of annoying habits-talking about
their weekends relentlessly, burping in your face-that it takes
everything you have to keep from throttling them!
You don't need to learn a whole
lot of techniques to be able to face annoying people. What it's
going to take is a great amount of patience and an ability to
tune them out. Here's what you can do to keep annoying people
at bay-and keep yourself from losing your cool.
Learn how to block them. You
can let yourself get worked up over the numerous annoyances
or you can just distract yourself and do your thing. Ignoring
the source of the annoyance is one important step to learning
how to deal with annoying people. The less attention
you give them, the less chance there is of them coming up to
you again.
If the annoying person swooping
around you talks too much and takes up a lot of your time, you
don't have to cut him off abruptly. Try responding with some
perfunctory nods and "uh-huhs" while letting your
mind wander; and when there's a lull in the conversation, you
can interject and say you need to be doing something else. Just
don't show any more interest than that, because that will only
encourage them to regale you with more stories.
No matter what kind of annoying
person you're dealing with, it will really help to have a good
long talk with him or her to set things straight.
Keeping annoying people at arm's
length can increase your chances of being unaffected by their
prattle and their behavior. If you're serious about knowing
how to deal with annoying people, the best thing for
you to remember is to not give them an opportunity to get into
your personal space; and if you really have to interact with
them regularly, then just do your best to block the irritating
behavior and focus on what needs to be done instead.
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