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Operating manuals for cars or printers or refrigerators can be super useful. But operating manuals for people aren't usually as helpful. When we write up pages and pages of detailed instructions in our minds for how we want other people do things, and then get upset when they don't follow the manuals we wrote, we actually create misery for ourselves in our relationships. Tune in to this week's episode to learn more about manuals--and a different approach that's a lot less frustrating.
By Emily RicksOperating manuals for cars or printers or refrigerators can be super useful. But operating manuals for people aren't usually as helpful. When we write up pages and pages of detailed instructions in our minds for how we want other people do things, and then get upset when they don't follow the manuals we wrote, we actually create misery for ourselves in our relationships. Tune in to this week's episode to learn more about manuals--and a different approach that's a lot less frustrating.