Podbit · Modern Wisdom
Strip people of their intentions and only look at their outputs. Someone who makes videos attacking you might inadvertently promote you. Someone who loves you but lacks the competence to help you makes your life worse. Navigating relationships on outputs rather than intentions removes enormous emotional noise and makes every decision significantly clearer.
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