Human Connection
The question, “Why don’t you agree with me?” can have infinite answers.
But usually a better question is, “What have you experienced that I haven’t that makes you believe what you do? And would I think about the world like you do if I experienced what you have?”
Morgan Housel • One Big Web: A Few Ways the World Works
I’m no longer content to ask, “What do you think about X?” Instead, I ask, “How did you come to believe X?”
David Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
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