I think it takes a lifetime to apply fully, at least for me.
  Constant practice. Thousands of opportunities each day. Every
  thought, every time I write or speak or interpret, there's an
  opportunity to apply theory to reality and improve theory with
  reality so that eventually, they map very well to each other.
  Always a work in progress. "What's the right step for me here?"
  Practice until automated with presence of mind intact. == oh I
  know you're not. They're analogous ways of describing the same
  phenomenon. I try to make it a habit to not read sarcasm into
  what people say. People who aren't being sarcastic welcome being
  taken at their word, and people who are being sarcastic are just
  going to have to learn that I don't play the game smile emoticon
  == Indeed. I look for examples of emotional manipulation in
  everyday conversation (online and off) and when I feel it coming
  at me, I stay agile and avoid it by taking them literally.
  Drives them nuts and if they're willing to drop the script and
  be human, they laugh eventually. ==

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