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Sep 8, 2017
"That balance between caring deeply, yet seeking to listen rather than change someone's mind, is a knife's-edge balance! " --Boting Zhang
Why Is It So Hard to Change People's Minds?
Understanding the emotional connections underlying our deeply held beliefs and ideas can help us learn to listen and talk to others in ways that open up possibilities for change minds; ours as well as others. This article from Greater Good Magazine by Elizabeth Svoboda explores how dialog between people can be a "fertile exchange" where each person's thinking evolves in unexpected ways.
BE THE CHANGE
The next time you find yourself heatedly trying to convince someone to see something from your point of view - pause - then begin listening and asking with the goal of learning. Wait to see what happens next.
