I control what is said to me
I stick my fingers in my ears when a conversation goes in a direction I don't like. The person just stops talking.
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I stick my fingers in my ears when a conversation goes in a direction I don't like. The person just stops talking.
No, you don't control what is said to you, and you sure as hell don't control the other person's thoughts. In fact, you just control what you hear.
Your technique is childish, but lots of people do the same thing by simply refusing to process or acknowledge what they're told, and hearing only what they want to hear.
It's a stupid way of dealing with people, but Trump is proof that the technique can sometimes take you far. Maybe, unlike him, you'll grow up one day and recognise that listening to the opinions of others is a more respectful way of dealing with people.