ok so here is a technique i use, i call it the BS FILTER or BS FIREWALL for short. i treat life a lot of the times like a FIREWALL, i have filters in place that i'm constantly adjusting to restrict, filter, traffic shape the impact those bits of negativity, arrogance, anxiety or pressue they might cause me if they hit my CORE -- over time i just improve the firewall rules ;)
so live life like you have a real life FIREWALL and you'll be good! :)