Part of a multi-part series on difficult people and situations. Difficult People part 1: The DP Challenge Difficult People part 2: The Eightfold Path of Dealing with Difficult People DP part 3: 21 ...

Some people go to extraordinary lengths to be difficult. Think of the diva actress whose on-set needs can never be met or the boss who keeps moving the goal posts. The difficult person elevates the ...

These six books can help ease tensions. By Louisa Kamps Earlier in my career, I worked for a hot-tempered woman who, according to an office rumor, had thrown a shoe at one of my predecessors. Rattled ...

Ever had an exchange with someone in your circle that makes you feel like you sprouted a few more gray hairs? You might not be totally imagining it. Parenting: Grandparents Are Getting Older, On ...

Dealing with difficult people may speed up the aging process. According to a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy Sciences on Feb. 18, researchers found that hasslers, defined as ...

Here’s to science, and living longer, and being careful about whom we allow to get close to us and take up our time. When I was in law school, people used to say: “If you don’t know who the class jerk ...

Not reacting with anger can make even the worst situations more tolerable —and fixable. When our responses are caring and appropriate, whatever is bothering us will go away more quickly. The problem ...

I spent the majority of my high school and college years as a Market Research Interviewer — i.e., telephone survey girl. And now my husband is a Customer Relations Specialist in his company’s ...

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