Confronting impossible people (In life and business)
mattchew: Some people you just can't reason with.I see other people advising sitting down and talking.  It's probably worth trying.  One episode of nutsy behavior isn't enough to write someone off.But there's a sizable fraction of people out there that are 100% asshole.  Talking to them won't produce any lasting results, no matter what they agree to or promise.  It took me a long time to get this.If your roommate is one of these guys it comes down to you moving out, somehow forcing him to move out, or just putting up with periodic episodes of bullshit.(If you were willing to beat him up every time he acted like a dick, that would probably modify his behavior, but I don't recommend that for reasons of jail.)