There are also three things that impel us towards evil: passions, demons and sinfulness of intention. Passions impel us when, for example, we desire something beyond what is reasonable, such as food which is unnecessary or untimely, or a woman who is not our wife or for a purpose other than procreation, or else when we are excessively angered or irritated by, for instance, someone who has dishonored or injured us. Demons impel us when, for example, they catch us off our guard and suddenly launch a violent attack upon us, stirring up the passions already mentioned and others of a similar nature. We are impelled by sinfulness of intention when, know the good, we choose evil instead. (Maximos the Confessor)

I understand evil to be, at least in part, a self-interested manipulation of reality to purposefully mislead another.

The three things that are most likely to impel me towards evil are misperception of reality, lack of honest self-awareness, and the absence of authentic concern for an other.

God is the ultimate reality. I am to love God and neighbor as myself. Nurturing the trinity of God-neighbor-self is a strong counter to evil.