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Thank you for this thoughtful post and prompt > What helps you to sympathize and communicate with others? You and others have suggested good ideas. Another th

by glaugh 6y ago

Thank you for this thoughtful post and prompt > What helps you to sympathize and communicate with others? You and others have suggested good ideas. Another that I find useful is to always give something. It doesn’t have to be falsely giving in on a fact. It can be “Y’know I was thinking the exact same thing then I ran into this paper!” or “This is interesting, I hadn’t thought of it this way. And...” I think the tiniest, almost inconsequential gift and saving of face that that represents can totally change the tone of a conversation Just my two cents

ashton314 6y ago
That's a good two cents. :) Never compromising is romanticized heavily in our culture. However, being willing to make concessions, get rid of personal pride in the interest of understanding, etc. is surer evidence of strength and personal fortitude than a tough-and-gruff, unyielding stance. There are precious few arenas in life where never compromising is actually the right course of action imo. Most of the time we're just too proud to make a concession.