Force yourself to pause before each statement when speaking to someone. During that pause, ask yourself if there is a more positive and polite way to say what

Force yourself to pause before each statement when speaking to someone. During that pause, ask yourself if there is a more positive and polite way to say what you're going to say. The trick is remembering to pause. With that said, you really need to realize that being smart doesn't make you better. We all have our talents and I imagine that you are quite bad at a lot of things, like dealing with other people. Appreciate your talents, but have respect for people who don't share them. Also, as I've said before (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1448891 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1448891), to quote Socrates, "It is a wise man who knows that he knows nothing.".