Give up being right.

Go cold turkey.

Don’t do it for others.

Do it for yourself. 

By giving up the need to be right you will gain an enormous amount of energy.

“I am right” might bring comfort but not true happiness, because it implies that someone else is wrong and activates your EGO.

Deep inside, you are not aiming to be right, but trying to make someone else wrong. That does not help relationships grow! You can still have a point of view without a burning need to defend it. Life is paradoxical by nature, and the ability to hold two opposing opinions is what happy people are made of. 

So how do you give up being right?

Step 1.

Notice the burning need to be right - it is usually accompanied by a physical sensation and a sense of urgency. Also notice how you prop your rightness on external stuff. “If I allow this person to have this opinion, children will die in Africa”

Step 2.

Let go of it. 

Step 3.

Focus on the 10% that you have in common and blow it out of proportions. 

Step 4.

Repeat, Repeat, Repeat. 

Don’t let discouragement creep in, when you fall off the horse, get back on it. This is a lifelong practice and just like any journey, it begins with a single step. 

Choose to be happy instead of right!