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Speaker 1: It's not the big things that destroy relationships, it's the

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Speaker 1: accumulation of small, everyday things. Hey, everyone, welcome back to

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Speaker 1: On Purpose. I'm Jay Shetty, and I love getting to

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Speaker 1: record these for you. I feel so grateful that you

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Speaker 1: lend me your ears for a few hours every week

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Speaker 1: so that we can find that inner clarity, that inner stillness,

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Speaker 1: that space to reflect, to think and to make decisions.

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Speaker 1: When we're running around, when we're chasing a result, when

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Speaker 1: we're caught up in the hustle and bustle and the

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Speaker 1: hectic nature of our lives, we get more tired, we

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Speaker 1: make poorer decisions, and then we often feel confused and constrained.

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Speaker 1: But this time that we take out every week, don't

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Speaker 1: underestimate it. Don't underestimate it. It's so powerful, this investment

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Speaker 1: that you make in yourself every single week. Thank you,

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Speaker 1: and make sure you thank yourself honestly, because it takes

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Speaker 1: a lot. That you chose growth over some immediate gratification.

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Speaker 1: You chose development over some distraction. You chose education and

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Speaker 1: enlightenment over some brief entertainment. And I hope I make

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Speaker 1: these entertaining too, But genuinely, just take a moment to

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Speaker 1: acknowledge that. I know you're being hard on yourself. I

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Speaker 1: know some of you are judging yourselves. Take a moment

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Speaker 1: to recognize one incredible investments you're making in yourself. Now

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Speaker 1: today we're talking about the six relationship mistakes we make.

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Speaker 1: And these happen in love, these happen with our friends,

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Speaker 1: these happen all around. I want to speak to these

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Speaker 1: six because they're often missed, skipped, forgotten, overlooked. Because it's

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Speaker 1: not the big things that destroy relationships, it's the accumulation

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Speaker 1: of small, everyday things. When you see a relationship breakdown,

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Speaker 1: whether it's a divorce or a breakup, a lot of

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Speaker 1: the times our reactions like, oh my gosh, I didn't

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Speaker 1: were really happy, And then we think, well, what could

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Speaker 1: have happened all of a sudden, Like what made that happen?

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Speaker 1: The answer is never one big thing. It's lots of small,

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Speaker 1: tiny things that compounded to lead to that. I saw

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Speaker 1: this amazing video on social media the other day, and

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Speaker 1: how much a few drops of water eroded the rock.

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Speaker 1: So five years, twenty five years, fifty years, and you

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Speaker 1: could see how in five years the water was slightly

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Speaker 1: how that accumulation creates impact over time. So these six

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Speaker 1: things may seem insignificant, they may seem small. They may

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Speaker 1: seem like, oh, it's not a big deal, and it's like, yeah,

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Speaker 1: deals become deal breakers. Right, These small deals that get

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Speaker 1: added up to become big deals become deal breakers. The

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Speaker 1: first mistake we make in relationships is being overly critical

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Speaker 1: and complaining about our partners. How many of you be honest?

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Speaker 1: Raise your hands, say something critical to your partner on

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Speaker 1: a monthly basis. Keep your hand up if you say

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Speaker 1: Now you look really weird because you're walking around with

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Speaker 1: You can tell people that keep your hand up if

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Speaker 1: you say something critical to your partner every day. Maybe

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Speaker 1: it's like, well, you never get the dishes done, you

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Speaker 1: there's better ways of going about it, But that's not criticism.

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Speaker 1: Criticism is when you say you're so unorganized, you're so

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Speaker 1: not that's what they do. A complaint is when it's

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Speaker 1: It's a lot harder to take when that criticism compounds. Now,

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Speaker 1: the criticism that we share with our partners is somewhere

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Speaker 1: The issues we notice in them are so often the

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Speaker 1: issues we have within ourselves. We're upset at ourselves for

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Speaker 1: we clamp down on them and say, you always waste time,

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Speaker 1: You're such a time waster. And deep inside, we're talking

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Speaker 1: where in reality you are talking to yourself, you're talking

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Speaker 1: about yourself. I know it's a hard one to stomach,

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Speaker 1: complaints are normal and there are healthier ways to complain.

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Speaker 1: But when we're being critical, we have to realize that

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Speaker 1: we've gone down a different path. So how can we

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Speaker 1: first evolve our criticism to being complaining. That's the first step.

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Speaker 1: Instead of criticizing, let's complain. We can all make that step.

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Speaker 1: but it's healthier. And then let's evolve one step further

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Speaker 1: where we get creative. Where we get creative about scheduling

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Speaker 1: each other. Criticism chips away at someone. They may not

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Speaker 1: again and again and again, it slowly weakens a relationship.

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Speaker 1: You may think I've only said it three times. For them,

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Speaker 1: so important to recognize criticism does not fit into a

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Speaker 1: can actually rise to be constructive and say, how can

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Speaker 1: as a joke. Right. They always say there's some truth

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Speaker 1: and really you're laying into that person. It's really interesting

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Speaker 1: in a romantic relationship with someone, yes, you should be

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Speaker 1: able to laugh at yourselves. I highly recommend that. I

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Speaker 1: The difference with your friends is you all go home

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Speaker 1: how many passive, aggressive statements you make and it will

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Speaker 1: know what they're uncomfortable about, and if you push that button,

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Speaker 1: and they feel they've been vulnerable with you. And that's

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Speaker 1: the biggest thing when sarcasm relates to someone's vulnerability. If

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