I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times
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I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times
Isaac Asimov called conversations where people connect and learn together “cerebrations” (yes, just one letter off from “celebrations”). The bridging conversations I’m talking about don’t party, exactly.
Mónica Guzmán • I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times
“Our brains are most productive when there is no demand that they be reactive,”
Mónica Guzmán • I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times
Most of us default to abstractions. When someone wants to hear why we believe what we believe, the first answer that comes to mind is the direct one: Because of X.
Mónica Guzmán • I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times
“To know what has come before is to be armed against despair,”
Mónica Guzmán • I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times
False stories soar because good people relate to something in them that’s true: a fear or value or concern that’s going unheard, unexplored, and unacknowledged. Every time? Yes, every time! Why do we ignore that?
Mónica Guzmán • I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times
Ideological polarization is based on reason. Affective polarization is based on feelings. But false polarization? That’s just based on a lie.
Mónica Guzmán • I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times
The anger and resentment tied into all this make it easier—way easier—to do something we do our darnedest to avoid: hate.
Mónica Guzmán • I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times
He’s supposed to be working with his fellow legislators, following the civic script I learned in school, not giving them Hulk Hogan’s Atomic Leg Drop. Right?
Mónica Guzmán • I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times
My second-favorite word in Spanish that has no translation in English is “convivir.” It’s a verb that means “to live together.”