Biting your tongue.

Sometimes the best thing to do in situations is to bite your tongue, take a step back and do nothing. This is a good way to heal or rescue a situation, but the trick is knowing when to do so. We all think that we are more likely to succeed if we involve ourselves, assert ourselves, and put up a good fight. But there are situations where biting your tongue and retreating is the smartest thing you could do. These are the situations in which you need to just say and do nothing:

1. When they are throwing a tantrum.
2. When there is nothing to gain from engaging with them.
3. When you get caught in between two people.
4. When he/she/it isn't that important to you.
5. When the issue is over.
6. When you've done your best.

We should all learn from this and take the above into consideration and apply it when in certain situations.

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