“Everything that irritates us about others can lead to an understanding of ourselves.” —Carl Jung

We all have qualities, behaviors, habits, or tendencies we don’t like. We try not to think about them. We’re often unaware of them. A sure way to discover and improve them is to infer them from what irritates us about others.

If you’re intolerant of selfish people, try to appreciate other people’s perspectives.

If offended by close-minded people, be more open-minded.

If irritated by resentful people, be more compassionate.

If irritated by pessimistic people, be more optimistic.

If impatient with judgmental people, be less judgmental.

If complainers seem insufferable, be more improvement and........

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