Oh gentle folks, I was thinking about the nature of disagreement. When I was younger, I used to love a good verbal fisticuffs; lately I have lost the taste. It is, in part, a matter of age, but not only that. You see, I think there are two ways we can approach a disagreement, any disagreement: as a competition or an exploration. We can either have a discussion to make our point, which means we are competing to win, or we can have a discussion to understand the point
On Disagreement
On Disagreement
On Disagreement
Oh gentle folks, I was thinking about the nature of disagreement. When I was younger, I used to love a good verbal fisticuffs; lately I have lost the taste. It is, in part, a matter of age, but not only that. You see, I think there are two ways we can approach a disagreement, any disagreement: as a competition or an exploration. We can either have a discussion to make our point, which means we are competing to win, or we can have a discussion to understand the point