Bad Habits?

[The Monk]

Hi guys, 

I heard from Leo's video that socialising is an addiction, however I took the test and I'm not actually addicted, however I have realised that I have a lot of bad habits, such as gossiping or criticising. How do I have a healthy conversation that doesn't stroke my ego, or that doesn't psychologically affect me badly.

[Joel3102]

Keep raising your consciousness through contemplation and meditation. This should help your conversations become more authentic and less ego driven. I find its hard to instantly stamp out all low consciousness interaction such as gossiping and criticising, but just work on noticing and being aware every single time you do it.

[Christian]

Be more mindful of your sensory experience when you communicate. Then you will naturally want to calibrate in conversation to make it authentic - which implies less drama, gossip, ego-bullshit because you see the suffering it creates  as it happens. 

Daily Meditation/mindfulness helps too..