What if the most powerful thing you did today was simply not say the snarky comment in your head? In this “How Do I…” episode of Be the Sun, Not the Salt, Dr. Harry Cohen and Connie Fontaine zoom in on the often-overlooked half of the heliotropic equation: learning how not to be the salt in big moments and tiny, everyday interactions.

Here’s what you’ll hear:

• Why even one sarcastic eye-roll or extra “unnecessary sentence” can hit five times harder than a kind word.
• How noticing what you don’t say or do can quietly transform your relationships at home and at work.
• A simple 1% mindset that makes “being less salty” feel doable instead of daunting.
• How tiny choices (biting your tongue, skipping gossip, resisting that jab) compound over time like behavioral interest.
• The ripple effect of snark, gossip, and subtle disrespect when other people are watching and absorbing your energy.
• Encouragement to apologize when needed, but to need those apologies less often as you practice.

If you want to lower the emotional “toxicity level” you bring into rooms, conversations, and relationships, this episode offers clear, concrete nudges to help you be just a little less salty and a lot more intentional.

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