I like Freelancer's method
so much more productive than mine. I still get dragged into arguments because of some mental attachments to "being right", I think.
Would probably help to let go of these attachments, and you'll probably see the intensity and quantity of your arguments diminishing.
Living consciously already means going against the majority of the world and getting heaps of criticism, so I think you can already handle making your own decisions despite criticism. It's just a matter of seeing arguments as pointless and letting them go