Why I Have A No Drama Policy

I have a friend named Paul who has set up his automated email signature to read “No Drama.” At first, I thought it was an odd thing to add to every email you send out, but then I realized how much drama we unnecessarily create in life.

And it doesn’t serve us in our work or our lives.

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My friend is one of the world’s leading YouTube experts.

Companies are always bringing him in to help them make the most of their YouTube efforts, and yet he’s always calm and collected. He never panics, mainly because he realizes there’s so little to actually panic about.

I find I create drama, mostly, as a sideways way of playing the victim.

If I perceive a situation as harder than it really is, I have all kinds of excuses to procrastinate, be rude to people, or just turn in inferior work.

Making a bigger deal out of something than I need to causes tension in relationships and my career. People are generally attracted to others who are calm, especially under pressure.

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