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When people talk over others.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2022 source ↗
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Yogi Berra
Baseball catcher and manager; ten-time World Series winner with the New York Yankees
Talking too much.
People who can’t wait to argue.
Looking down at other people. I was brought up to treat people as you treat yourself, with respect. The people you meet on the way up are the people you meet on the way down.
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Indecisiveness. It can be really annoying, especially when I am out to dinner and can’t decide between the chicken or the fish.
Seeing my family thrive and being underwater.
The birth of my children.
When I “poll the audience” and my need to please others.
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