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Tag Archives: hostility
A Better Alternative to Fighting
Occasionally, I’m reminded of how commonly fighting is an everyday occurrence for countless humans. Given how much fighting I did both verbally and online for much of my life, I’m glad that my life is now peaceful enough that I … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged A Better Alternative to Fighting, Chris Voss, Christian Picciolini, Crucial Conversations, Daryl Davis, David Hawkins, dog, ego, emotions, fighting, hostility, Letting Go, Marshall Rosenberg, Megan Phelps-Roper, Mister Rogers, Never Split the Difference, Nonviolent Communication, peace, Sawyer, Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, violence
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Humans Are Strange
Humans are strange and unpredictable. I could leave it at that, but, as usual, I have lots more to say. Here we go. So many humans bring drama, hostility, and other kinds of extreme negativity into a situation out of … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People
Tagged abuse, dog, Fear, hostility, Humans Are Strange, love, pride, Sawyer, trauma, trust
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Logical Fallacies and Other Conversation Stoppers
This is a short list of things that bring conversations to a halt and tend to turn them into hostile exchanges. While this is not an exhaustive list, it is a list of issues I frequently see and which frustrate … Continue reading
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Tagged civility, communication, conversations, exchanges, hostility, logical fallacies, Logical Fallacies and Other Conversation Stoppers, understanding
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Some Recent Thoughts About Online Communication
I had a recent realization that may explain why online communication can so easily become hostile. Online communication consists mostly of text and has a small amount of audio and video. Posts, comments, questions, answers, and arguments almost are almost … Continue reading
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Tagged civility, communication, hostility, internet, misunderstandings, Some Recent Thoughts About Online Communication
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A Meaningful Christmas
Christmas day is here once more and it seems that every year it takes me longer and longer to get into the Christmas spirit. Part of this has to do with the loss of some cherished traditions as I’ve grown … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Movies, Humanitarian Things, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Meaningful Christmas, charity, Christmas, Christmas truce, goodwill, holidays, hostility, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, joy, kindness, love, meaning, peace, relaxation, rest, stress, The Muppet Christmas Carol
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How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
I usually talk a lot about good communication in my posts but today I decided to change things up a bit. This post is all about bad communication. I see all of these things regularly online and occasionally in person. … Continue reading
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Tagged assumptions, bad communication, communication, habits, hostility, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
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Beware of Echo Chambers
The internet has made it easier than ever before to interact with other people. Most people have many friends in their social media circles who think like them, and some go as far as having nothing but those kinds of … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged aggression, arguments, Beware of Echo Chambers, conversations, discussions, echo chambers, hostility, ideas, information, interacting, isolation, knowledge, learning, online interactions, talking, the internet, understanding
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Review of The Righteous Mind
In The Righteous Mind, Jonathan Haidt offers an explanation for divisions over religion and politics. I got this book after a friend recommended it, not knowing how useful it would be in my quest to learn more about why we … Continue reading
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Tagged civil conversations, civility, disagreements, hostility, Jonathan Haidt, politics, religion, Review of The Righteous Mind
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