I'm Byzantine Rite Catholic and we (I) were never taught to "give up" something but rather to look at ourselves & our behavior, to help others as Jesus did (just because we were taught it didn't mean the leaders did it).
One thing I REALLY hate (other than people being late) is hypocrisy. So then I took a long look at myself and frankly, my claiming that I try not to be hypocritical is probably the biggest hypocrisy around me (personally, let's not look at the candidates). So that's what I'm doing.
How am I doing it?? OK, this is truly truly hard. I'm going into selective silence. Totally silence is really easy -- what is hard for me is the part where someone is saying something and I feel I "have" to contribute to "one up". Only if it helps, to show that they are not alone, will I say something, and then usually in private. I am trying to BE a Christian, not just profess being one.
So wish me luck. If that doesn't work, there's always chocolate. 
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