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Category Archives: Communication
Review of Never Split the Difference
Never Split the Difference is a wonderful book by Chris Voss. Voss, a former FBI hostage negotiator, shares the techniques he used to secure the safe release of hostages from their captors and gives examples of how we can use … Continue reading
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Floating to Different Frequencies: My Experiences
Earlier this week, I finished an amazing experiment. I found a list of frequencies to try during meditation and decided to see what would happen if I listened to them while floating. All of them relaxed me, I got some … Continue reading
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The SAM Strategy
This is generally what I do, or at least what I try to do, when I’m in a stressful situation. When I can manage to follow a strategy close to this, it always makes me feel better and allows me … Continue reading
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Communication in Difficult Situations
In The Righteous Mind, Jonathan Haidt says that it’s easier for us to find errors in other people’s thinking than in our own thinking. Lately, I’ve noticed this in myself with regards to communication. I’ve learned enough about communication to … Continue reading
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When
When we feel so alone, Thank goodness for those who make us feel seen and appreciated. When we’re “expected” to act a certain way, Thank goodness for those who let us act how we feel. When we can’t properly express … Continue reading
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Tagged friends, friendship, love, support, When
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The Real Problem
This is an excerpt from Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss. Here, Voss emphasizes that in any disagreement, the real problem is the underlying issue rather than any of the people involved. Focusing on resolving the issue helps everyone … Continue reading
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Perspectives and Understanding
Everyone is working from their own perspective and level of understanding. Although many people share similar viewpoints, each person still adds their own experiences, thought processes, and values to their particular viewpoint, meaning that no two viewpoints are identical. And … Continue reading
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Tagged empathy, perspectives, Perspectives and Understanding, understanding, viewpoints, worldviews
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Review of Extreme Ownership
Extreme Ownership is a fascinating book written by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. It describes the leadership lessons that they learned through their time as commanders in the Navy SEALs, lessons which they now teach through their company called Echelon … Continue reading
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Tagged Echelon Front, Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink, leadership, Leif Babin, Review of Extreme Ownership, Start With Why, strategy, TED Talk
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Get Rid of the Boxes
I used to label people and put them into boxes. Then I’d immediately accept or dismiss them based on whether or not I considered myself to be under the same label or in the same box as them. Although I … Continue reading
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