Once I broke through my initial crustiness and got into the habit, it even became a game: Can I make this grump open up?

一旦打破了自己原来粗鲁的举止，养成这个好习惯，甚至把它变成了一个游戏：我还能让脾气再发作吗？

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Eric Weiner is the author of The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World.

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