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
“Having a real talk with real people, instead of all that angry yelling on Facebook.” “Getting to know people who don’t live like me and who don’t think like me.” “Just learning something that helps me understand a bit better why we’re all so different, because maybe we’re not as different as we think.”
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.”
Mónica Guzmán • I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times
This trip I had a box of Seattle smoked salmon, a growler of Rachel’s Ginger Beer, and a package of MarketSpice cinnamon-orange tea—my favorite.
Mónica Guzmán • I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times
Misinformation isn’t the product of a culture that doesn’t value truth. It’s the product of a culture in which we’ve grown too afraid to turn to each other and hear it.
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
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
“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
“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?