Dealing with Others’ Irrationality

If we preoccupy our minds with anger and frustration at the irrationality around us, it can seriously affect our ability to flourish in life.

Do you ever get frustrated with people who refuse to think for themselves? Do you ever get angry with the irrational values and conformism prevalent in our culture? Do you ever find yourself wishing you could somehow change the way others think and act to be more rational?

Feeling this way is understandable in today’s society. In a survey of the American…