In the British stage play Gaslight, a husband manipulates his wife into questioning her own sanity. The term gaslighting has since come to describe psychological manipulation that makes people question their own reality.

Distorting reality is one of the ways people avoid accountability. Those who gaslight should be avoided, while those who embrace accountability are rare gems to hold onto.

Once you recognize what has value, you can recognize what doesn’t. The reverse is harder because when all you know is garbage, you think it’s the best you’ll ever find.