The way you do that is by no longer having conversations about the problem, but rather by setting limits on the problem instead of trying to solve it through talking about it. While the strategy with a wise person was to talk about problems and resource them with more input and help, the strategy with a foolish person is to stop talking and move to two important interventions: limits and consequences. First of all, set limits on yourself in terms of what you will allow yourself to be exposed to in terms of the fool’s collateral damage:
